"cannibalization" meaning in All languages combined

See cannibalization on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cannibalization.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cannibalizations [plural], cannibalisation [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize 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 -ization English cannibalization From cannibal + -ization. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cannibal|-ization|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. 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Head templates: {{en-noun}} cannibalization (plural cannibalizations)
  1. The act of cannibalizing.
    the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food
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  2. The act of cannibalizing.
    adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another
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  3. The act of cannibalizing.
    (marketing) a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product
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  4. The act of cannibalizing.
    the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device
    Sense id: en-cannibalization-en-noun-0lvoVM-e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cannibalize Translations (act): kannibalisointi (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'act': 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "marketing"
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