familiarizationn.
/fəˌmɪlɪərʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /fəˌmɪljərəˈzeɪʃən/, /fəˌmɪljəˌraɪˈzeɪʃən/ The action of making or becoming familiar; an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [noun] > making familiar
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > familiarity with a thing > making familiar
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > familiarity > [noun] > becoming familiar
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1755 W. Huggins in W. Huggins & T. H. Croker tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso I. Pref. 6 By familiarization we reduce the force of formidable objects.
1765 C. Talbot Let. 20 Nov. in Series of Lett. E. Carter & C. Talbot (1808) II. 26 I would..read to it with proper familiarisations the most striking parts.
1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney II. i. 99 A constant familiarization with such scenes.
1888 H. Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds (new ed.) 45 The familiarization of foreign words.
1922 Rotarian Oct. 195/2 Opportunity was also given for the familiarization by the new officials with the work of the Rotary Headquarters office.
1987 W. H. Beale Pragmatic Theory Rhetoric v. 154 Reflective/exploratory essays often derive their success and interest from..defamiliarizations of the commonplace, familiarizations of the out-of-the-way and bizarre, [etc.].
2009 Afr. Jrnl. Reprod. Health 13 88/2 After familiarization with the data, the research team identified a set of common themes.
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1919 E. M. East & D. F. Jones Inbreeding & Outbreeding 228 Comparative anatomy and physiology and the doctrine of evolution have been the greatest agents in this familiarization process.
1941 Baltimore Sun 5 Dec. 30/4 The nearby factory chimney..was criticized by pilots when they were making familiarization landings.
1971 Nature 5 Mar. 55/2 After three familiarization trials, observers were given a 10 min break.
1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army i. 8 The Army now tries to organize ‘familiarization visits’ both for boys and their parents.
2007 Tablelands Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 6 June 9 The familiarisation tour was an opportunity for the visitors to experience everything from hot air ballooning to horse riding.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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