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de-differentiation

de-dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duh dif-uh-ren-shee-ey-shuh n]
    • /də ˌdɪf əˌrɛn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duh dif-uh-ren-shee-ey-shuh n]
    • /də ˌdɪf əˌrɛn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən/

Definition of de-differentiation word

  • noun de-differentiation a process by which structures or behaviors that were specialized for a specific function lose their specialization and become simplified or generalized. 1

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Origin of de-differentiation

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; de- + differentiation

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Parts of speech for De-differentiation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

de-differentiation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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