MODERNIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)