fossilization
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
fossil + -ization or fossilize + -ation
Noun[edit]
fossilization (countable and uncountable, plural fossilizations)
- The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
- (figuratively, by extension) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.
- Hyponym: word fossilization
Translations[edit]
the process of conversion into a fossil
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the process of becoming fixed
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