thematicization

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noun

Insertion of a thematic vowel on the root or stem of the word to make it undergo one of the productive vocalic inflections.

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Meanings

nounthematicization (countable and uncountable, plural thematicizations)

plural thematicizations · alternative thematicisation

  1. countableuncountableIndo-European linguisticsInsertion of a thematic vowel on the root or stem of the word to make it undergo one of the productive vocalic inflections.

Origin

From thematic + -ization or thematicize + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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