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English
Etymology
From vulgar + -ization.
Noun
vulgarization (countable and uncountable, plural vulgarizations) (American spelling, Canadian spelling, Oxford British English)
- The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people.
- (sciences, uncommon) The process of making something accessible and attractive to the general public; the popular-science presentation of a topic, its popularization.
Quotations
- Linda C. Dowling (1996) The Vulgarization of Art, →ISBN
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