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MODERNIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making modern in appearance or behavior
Example:
the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
Synonyms:
modernisation; modernization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("modernization" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Derivation:
modernize (become technologically advanced)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A modernized version (as of a play)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("modernization" is a kind of...):
adaptation; version (a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form)
