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hominization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-miniza-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of becoming like a human.

Uncountable

noun

The beginning of human life, or of a deity's life in human form.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin homo (“human being”) + -ization.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

hominizations (plural) hominisation (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does hominization mean?
The process of becoming like a human.
Where does hominization come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce hominization

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