"despecification" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: de- + specification Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|specification}} de- + specification Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} despecification (uncountable)
  1. The act of generalizing, or making less specific. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (act of generalizing): generalization
    Sense id: en-despecification-en-noun-KBmDjiDz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'act of generalizing': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) discrimination Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-despecification-en-noun-6Tztcldj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: universalization, generalization

Download JSON data for despecification meaning in English (1.7kB)

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          "text": "[…] Brooten's despecification of the term \"tribade\" and her tendency to understand it as if it were a generic designation for a woman possessed of a lifelong homoerotic orientation.",
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