"substantification" meaning in English

See substantification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: substantifications [plural]
Etymology: substance + -ification Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|substance|ification}} substance + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} substantification (countable and uncountable, plural substantifications)
  1. The act, process, or result of substantifying. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-substantification-en-noun-bXwpBbQ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification, English_6-syllable_words

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for substantification meaning in English (2.1kB)

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          "ref": "1985 [c. 900 CE], Al-Fārābī, translated by Richard Walzer, Al-Farabi on the Perfect State, translation of آراءُ اَهْلِ الْمَدینَةِ الْفاضِلَة (in Arabic), page 103",
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          "ref": "2009, Aki Järvinen, Games Without Frontiers: Methods for Game Studies and Design",
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