idealization

idealization

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English idealize
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 idealization

    From idealize + -ation.

    Noun

    idealization (countable and uncountable, plural idealizations)

    1. The act or process of idealizing.
    2. The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.

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