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DECIMALIZATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of changing to a decimal system

Example:

the decimalization of British currency

Synonyms:

decimalisation; decimalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("decimalization" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Derivation:

decimalize (change to the decimal system)

decimalize (change from fractions to decimals)

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