Meanings
nounproprialization (countable and uncountable, plural proprializations)
plural proprializations · alternative proprialisation
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe process of a common noun becoming a proper name or a common adjective becoming a proper adjective.
Synonyms: deappellativization, onymization · Antonyms: appellativization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of a common noun becoming a proper name or a common adjective becoming a proper adjective.
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Translations
Czech proprializace
- proprializaceprocess of becoming a proper name
Estonian pärisnimestumine
- pärisnimestumineprocess of becoming a proper name
Hungarian tulajdonnevesülés
- tulajdonnevesülésprocess of becoming a proper name
Italian onimizzazione
- onimizzazioneprocess of becoming a proper name
Polish proprializacja
- proprializacjaprocess of becoming a proper name
Slovak onymizácia, proprializácia
- onymizáciaprocess of becoming a proper name
- proprializáciaprocess of becoming a proper name
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APA
proprialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprialization
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“proprialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprialization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proprialization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proprialization.
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