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MATERIALIZATION
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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:
Hypernyms ("materialization" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Derivation:
materialize (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 ("materialization" is a kind of...):
appearance (the event of coming into sight)
Derivation:
materialize (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 ("materialization" 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:
materialize (come into being; become reality)