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noun
The process of a termineme during which it loses its terminological characteristics in a specific domain and becomes the property of general language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: terminologization
History
Analogous to degrammaticalization, from de- + terminologization.
Across languages
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