bastardisation
World English Dictionary
bastardization or bastardisation (ˌbɑːstədaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌbæs-, ˌbɑːstədaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌbæs-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of bastardizing |
| 2. | (Austral) |
| a. an initiation ceremony in a school or military unit, esp one involving brutality | |
| b. brutality or bullying | |
| bastardisation or bastardisation | |
| —n | |
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WordNet
| bastardisation | |
noun | |
| an act that debases or corrupts [syn: bastardization] |
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Bastardisation
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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