"particularization" meaning in English

See particularization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: particularizations [plural], particularisation [alternative]
Etymology: From particular + -ization. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|particular|-ization|text=+|tree=1}} From particular + -ization., {{ety|en|:af|particular|-ization|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English particular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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 particularization From particular + -ization. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} particularization (countable and uncountable, plural particularizations)
  1. The act of particularizing. Tags: countable, uncountable

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Alternative forms

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