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Word parts

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modernize + -ation

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ or /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ or /ˌmɑdɚnaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ or [ˌmɑɾɚ-]
  • Hyphenation: mod‧ern‧i‧za‧tion

Singular
modernization

Plural
modernizations

  1. (countable & uncountable) Modernization is the process of modernizing something.