Banalization

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    American and Oxford British English standard spelling of banalisation. countable, uncountable

    "At first glance, one could critically dismiss The Wire as reflective of the banalization of violence, for violence is everywhere..."

Example

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"At first glance, one could critically dismiss The Wire as reflective of the banalization of violence, for violence is everywhere..."

Etymology

From French banalisation, from Middle French ; as if banalise + -ation.

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