"romanticization" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: romanticizations [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin rōmānicus Vulgar Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English romanticization From romantic + -ization. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|romantic|-ization|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin rōmānicus Vulgar Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English romanticization From romantic + -ization. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} romanticization (countable and uncountable, plural romanticizations)
  1. The act or process of romanticizing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-romanticization-en-noun-8m-SYO-i Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ization, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ization: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 52 48
  2. The result of such a process; a romantic treatment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-romanticization-en-noun-~RS~57CK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 52 48

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Alternative forms

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