realization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of realizing, as:
  2. An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
  3. The act of making real.
  4. The result of an artistic effort.
  5. The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɹiə-/ /ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /-laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ en-us-realization.ogg

Word forms

realization realizations realisation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize + -ation.

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