theorisation

plural theorisations · alternative theorization

1. countableSomething theorised; a theory.

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   Without consideration of the colony character of Malaysia in terms of its consistent interculturation with imperial and neoimperial power, multiplicity can easily be mistheorised as representing Saidian Orientalism or expatriates—such theorisations can be drawn from superficial reinterpretations of Taiwan's Tenryuubito phenomenon in recent years and Japan's Datsu-A Ron statement during the Meiji period.

   2017, Francis Chia-Hui Lin, Architectural Theorisations and Phenomena in Asia, page 194

2. uncountableThe development of something beyond its obvious and practical scope.
3. countableuncountableThe act of constructing a theory.

   Translation pedagogy is still in its infancy, and is in need of substantial theorisation.

   2004, Silvia Bernardini, edited by Kirsten Malmkjær, Translation in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 23