- de|fin|i|ti|za|tion
- de|fin|i|ti|za|tion «dih FIHN uh tuh ZAY shuhn», noun.the act of making definite.
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Fin|land|i|za|tion — «FIHN luhn duh ZAY shuhn», noun. the adoption by a European country of a foreign policy like that of Finland, which sought to maintain friendly relations with the former Soviet Union, usually by acceding to pressure from the Soviet government:… … Useful english dictionary
-tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
fin — af·fin·i·tive; af·fin·i·ty; al·fin; an·thra·ru·fin; ar·ci·fin·i·ous; ar·gen·taf·fin; bif·fin; bof·fin; chro·maf·fin; cof·fin·less; con·fin·i·ty; cuf·fin; de·fin·abil·i·ty; de·fin·able; de·fin·er; de·fin·i·en·dum; de·fin·i·ens; de·fin·i·tive·ly;… … English syllables
in|fin´i|ta´tion — in|fin|i|tate «ihn FIHN uh tayt», transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to make infinite. 2. Logic. to make indefinite by attaching a sign of negation to it, as a positive term. –in|fin´i|ta´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|fin|i|tate — «ihn FIHN uh tayt», transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to make infinite. 2. Logic. to make indefinite by attaching a sign of negation to it, as a positive term. –in|fin´i|ta´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
Finlandization — Fin•land•i•za•tion [[t]ˌfɪn lən dəˈzeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. gov a former policy by a non Communist country, as Finland, of maintaining neutrality with the Soviet Union with a consequent susceptibilty to its influence • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
eer — fac·tion·eer; fic·tion·eer; foun·tain·eer; hack·but·eer; jav·e·lin·eer; mis·sil·eer; muf·fin·eer; mu·ni·tion·eer; pag·eant·eer; pi·geon·eer; pis·tol·eer; pon·ton·eer; rev·o·lu·tion·eer·ing; un·ion·eer; car·a·van·eer; EER; auc·tion·eer;… … English syllables
-sion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle
finlandization — fin·land·iza·tion … English syllables
