commonizationn.
/ˌkɒmənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌkɑmənəˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌkɑməˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ Chiefly U.S.
1.
a. The process by which common nouns (also occasionally verbs, adjectives, etc.) are derived from proper names. Now rare.
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commonization1935
1935 Amer. Speech 10 71/1 That process of commonization by which proper names gradually become converted into common nouns (or verbs or adjectives, sometimes).
1982 D. L. Gold in Leuvense Bijdragen 4 447 Commonization (also called genericization) of proper nouns is a widespread phenomenon both within languages and when languages borrow from one another.
b. A common noun, verb, or adjective which is derived from a proper name. rare.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > adjective > [noun]
noun adjectivea1398
adjectivec1400
adject1584
nounc1620
adj.1656
adnoun1657
adname1710
A1735
attributive1860
adjectival1866
commonization1973
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > common noun
nameOE
common name?a1425
common noun1561
appellative1591
commonization1973
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > verb > [noun] > other specific types of verb
vocative verbc1414
activec1450
passivec1450
substantive verba1475
neuter1530
gesture1612
nominal1666
quiescent1720
reduplicative1756
dative verb1844
factitive1845
preterite-present1859
compound verb1863
pro-verb1868
preterito-presentia1870
preteritive present1872
action verb1877
verbid1914
inversive1931
eventive1946
hypothetical1957
non-factive1970
commonization1973
contrafactive1985
1973 Yale Rev. Spring 452 The host of modern acronyms, blends, commonizations, and the like which appear for the first time in the Supplement.
2001 Sewanee Rev. 109 298 The subject matter of the book—English commonizations, or words which started as proper names before becoming common vocabulary elements—is also an oft-told tale.
2. Originally and chiefly in the automotive industry: the process of standardizing parts or components used in products. Also more generally: standardization.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in order to conform > regularizing, standardizing, or normalizing
smoothing1577
regularization1816
normalization1848
standardizing1880
standardization1883
commonization1953
1953 Financial Times 18 June p. i/5 The motor industry is making headway..in the ‘commonisation’ of parts.
1972 Forbes 1 July 26/3 GM will opt for commonization of components between Vauxhalls and Opels where it can.
2016 PR Newswire (Nexis) 30 Sept. NTT aims to provide both virtualization and speedy, highly reliable and even more diverse services to customers and service providers by driving commonization and modularization of network equipment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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