name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:[ˌnɔː.məˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈnɔː.mə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]
General-American:/ˌnɔɹ.mə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
General-American:/ˌnɔɹ.məˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
New-Jersey:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:[ˌnoː.məˌlɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃn̩]
Australian:[ˈnoː.mə.ləˈzæɪ.ʃn̩]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Peace efforts and treaties between the Arab League and Israel. See Arab–Israeli normalization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Meaning 2
Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Standardization, act of imposing standards or norms or rules or regulations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
In relational database design, a process that breaks down data into record groups for efficient processing, by eliminating redundancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Process of establishing normal diplomatic relations between two countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: diplomacy, government, politics
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noun
Meaning 6
Globalization, the process of making a worldwide normal and dominant model of production and consumption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
Normalized production.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: operations
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noun
Meaning 8
Sharing or enforcement of standard policies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Meaning 9
A process whereby artificial and unwanted norms of behaviour and models of behaviour are made to seem natural and wanted, through propaganda, influence, imitation and conformity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract