modernisation

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A form of modernization — The act, process, or result of modernizing.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

nounmodernisation (countable and uncountable, plural modernisations)

plural modernisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of modernization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmaking modern in appearance or behavior

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchmodernisation
  2. Englishmodernisation

From French modernisation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

modernisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modernisation

MLA

“modernisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modernisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modernisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modernisation.

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