Meanings
noundespecification (uncountable)
- uncountableThe act of generalizing, or making less specific.
[…] Brooten's despecification of the term "tribade" and her tendency to understand it as if it were a generic designation for a woman possessed of a lifelong homoerotic orientation.
2002, Martha Craven Nussbaum, Juha Sihvola, The Sleep of Reason, page 267Synonyms: generalization, universalization
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nounThe act of generalizing, or making less specific.
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APA
despecification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despecification
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“despecification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despecification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despecification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despecification.
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