"primitivization" meaning in All languages combined

See primitivization on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: primitivizations [plural]
Etymology: From primitivize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|primitivize|ation}} primitivize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} primitivization (usually uncountable, plural primitivizations)
  1. The act of reducing something to a primitive state, allowing development, or regressing to an immature state. Tags: uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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