nominalisation

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A form of nominalization — A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in English) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.

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Meanings

nounnominalisation (countable and uncountable, plural nominalisations)

plural nominalisations

  1. UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of nominalization.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
substantivisation

Origin

From nominal + -isation.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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