Meanings
noundeterminologization (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe process of a termineme during which it loses its terminological characteristics in a specific domain and becomes the property of general language.
Antonyms: terminologization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of a termineme during which it loses its terminological characteristics in a specific domain and becomes the property of general language.
Opposite
Origin
Analogous to degrammaticalization, from de- + terminologization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Turkish terimdışılaşma
- terimdışılaşmathe process of a termineme during... (terminology)
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APA
determinologization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/determinologization
MLA
“determinologization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/determinologization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “determinologization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/determinologization.
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