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MARGINALISATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society)

Example:

the marginalization of literature

Synonyms:

marginalisation; marginalization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

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

social process (a process involved in the formation of groups of persons)

Derivation:

marginalise (relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people)

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