cannibalization

cannibalization

English

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Etymology

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Proto-Cariban *kariponader.
Spanish caribeder.
Spanish caríbalder.
Spanish caníbalbor.
English cannibal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
English cannibalization

    From cannibal + -ization.

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    Noun

    cannibalization (plural cannibalizations)

    1. The act of cannibalizing.
      1. the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food
      2. adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another
      3. (marketing) a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product
      4. the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device

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