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View synonyms for neutralization
neutralization
[ noo-truh-luh-zey-shuhn, nyoo- ]
noun
- the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
- the quality or condition of being neutralized.
- Linguistics. the loss of a distinctive feature of one of a pair of phonemes that are otherwise differentiated on the basis of that feature, as the loss of voice as a distinctive feature between the -t- and -d- of latter and ladder.
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- over·neutral·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neutralization1
First recorded in 1800–10; neutralize + -ation
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