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FORMALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
Synonyms:
formalisation; formalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("formalization" is a kind of...):
rationalisation; rationalization; systematisation; systematization (systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale)
Derivation:
formalize (declare or make legally valid)
formalize (make formal or official)