pidginization

pidg·in·ize

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pij-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈpɪdʒ əˌnaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pij-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈpɪdʒ əˌnaɪz/

Definitions of pidginization word

verb with object pidginization to develop (a language) into a pidgin. 1
noun pidginization the process when a language becomes made up of elements of two or more other languages and used for contacts, esp trading contacts, between the speakers of other languages 0

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Origin of pidginization

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; pidgin + -ize

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Parts of speech for Pidginization

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pidginization

pidginization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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.

pidginization usage trend in Literature

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