grangerisation

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/ˈɡɹeɪnʒəɹɪˌzeɪʃən/

noun

The practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.

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Meanings

noungrangerisation (countable and uncountable, plural grangerisations)

plural grangerisations · alternative US grangerization

  1. countableuncountableThe practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.

    Today, he is more remembered for the manner of his death and his habit of collecting books and illustrating them with pictures ripped out of other books, now seen as an act of vandalism and given the name ‘grangerisation’.

    [2021, James Hobson, Passengers: Life in Britain During the Stagecoach Era, Fonthill Media, →ISBN

    Synonyms: grangerising

  2. countableuncountableA book illustrated by this process.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.

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Origin

Named after English biographer James Granger (1723–1776).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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