diminutivization

noun

The process of turning a word into its diminutive form.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

noundiminutivization (countable and uncountable, plural diminutivizations)

plural diminutivizations · alternative diminutivisation

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe process of turning a word into its diminutive form.
  2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe word resulting from this process.

Origin

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APA

diminutivization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminutivization

MLA

“diminutivization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminutivization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diminutivization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminutivization.

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