"entification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: entifications [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} entification (countable and uncountable, plural entifications)
  1. (rare) The action of giving objective existence to something Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Related terms: entify
    Sense id: en-entification-en-noun-yntaEWSr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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