realization

[ ree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the making or being made real of something imagined, planned, etc.

  2. the result of such a process: The new church was the realization of a ten-year dream.

  1. the act of realizing or the state of being realized.

  2. an instance or result of realizing.

  3. Music.

Origin of realization

1
First recorded in 1605–15; from French réalisation; equivalent to realize + -ation

Other words from realization

  • non·re·al·i·za·tion, noun
  • pre·re·al·i·za·tion, noun

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