"Disneyfication" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the US corporation Disney + -fication. Compare earlier Disneyfied and later Disneyfy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Disney|fication}} Disney + -fication, {{m|en|Disneyfied}} Disneyfied, {{m|en|Disneyfy}} Disneyfy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Disneyfication (uncountable)
  1. The act or process whereby something is Disneyfied. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Disney Synonyms: disneyfication, Disnification Related terms: Disneylandification, Disneyfy, McDonaldization Translations (Translations): Disneyfizierung [feminine] (German)

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