nominalizationn.
/ˌnɒmᵻnl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌnɒmᵻnəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑmənl̩əˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnɑmənələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnɑmənlˌaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnɑmənəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Grammar.
The action or process of converting a word or phrase into a noun. Also: a noun or nominal formed in this way.
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nouning1757
substantivization1901
nominalization1933
1933 Economica 40 235 A fixed relative level of nominalisation is maintained, and the technical money productive presupposition.
1965 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 10 160 These articles are obligatory with every noun or nominalization appearing as subject or object of a verb.
1974 H. Esau (title) Nominalization and complementation in modern German.
1993 Appl. Linguistics 14 65 The use of nominalization adds to the flexibility of a writer's choices in structuring information.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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