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MODERNISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does modernisation mean?
• MODERNISATION (noun)
The noun MODERNISATION has 1 sense:
1. making modern in appearance or behavior
Familiarity information: MODERNISATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making modern in appearance or behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
modernisation; modernization
Context example:
the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process
Hypernyms ("modernisation" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Derivation:
modernise (become technologically advanced)
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