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MATERIALISATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something that comes into existence as a result

Example:

this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts

Synonyms:

materialisation; materialization; offspring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("materialisation" is a kind of...):

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

Derivation:

materialise (come into being; become reality)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

Synonyms:

manifestation; materialisation; materialization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("materialisation" is a kind of...):

appearance (the event of coming into sight)

Derivation:

materialise (come into being; become reality)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The process of coming into being; becoming reality

Example:

the materialization of her dream

Synonyms:

materialisation; materialization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("materialisation" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

materialise (come into being; become reality)

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