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ELECTRIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of providing electricity
Example:
the electrification of rural Tennessee
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("electrification" is a kind of...):
development; exploitation (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful)
Derivation:
electrify (equip for use with electricity)
electrify (charge (a conductor) with electricity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("electrification" is a kind of...):
activating; activation; energizing (the activity of causing to have energy and be active)
Derivation:
electrify (excite suddenly and intensely)
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