grammarization

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noun

The act or an instance of grammarizing.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

noungrammarization (countable and uncountable, plural grammarizations)

plural grammarizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or an instance of grammarizing.

Origin

By surface analysis, grammarize + -ation, or, by surface analysis, grammar + -ization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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