- pidginization
- noun see pidgin
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pidginization
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pidginization — See pidgin. * * * … Universalium
pidginization — pid·gin·iza·tion … English syllables
pidginization — ˌpijə̇nə̇ˈzāshən noun ( s) : the process of pidginizing * * * pidginīzāˈtion or pidginīsāˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑pidgin … Useful english dictionary
pidginize — pidginization, n. /pij euh nuyz /, v.t., pidginized, pidginizing. to develop (a language) into a pidgin. Also, esp. Brit., pidginise. [1935 40; PIDGIN + IZE] * * * … Universalium
Creole language — A creole language, or simply a creole, is a stable natural language developed from the mixing of parent languages; creoles differ from pidgins (which are believed by scholars to be necessary precedents of creoles) in that they have been nativized … Wikipedia
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pidgin — noun Etymology: pidgin English Date: 1876 a simplified speech used for communication between people with different languages • pidginization noun • pidginize transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
