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modernization

modernization

1 4.7
An updated version of an old work like a play or book that fits today's style
  • noun
  • /ˌmɒdərnɪˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : versión moderna
  • The modernization of the classic play included updated dialogue and contemporary themes.
  • modernization theory
  • a modernization version

Examples

  • Dr. Carroll's apparent assumption that religious belief and scientific progress/modernization are inversely related has simply proven to be historically false.

    Blog text (31)
  • In fact, in a body of theory known alternatively as modernization and secularization theory, many social scientists predicted the demise, or at least a weakening, of religion as a significant social and political force.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In this sense, it differs from other Middle Eastern modernizations.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The modernization of the People's Liberation Army received the lowest priority in the Four Modernizations campaign.

    Academic text (1990)
  • "Surrey is lovely all year round, and Harchings Castle is supposedly a study in modernization and elegance."

    Blog text (21)
  • Braga's work is a key example of the so-called "modernization" of Brazilian tele-fiction in the 1970s and '80s.

    Academic text (1998)
  • What Collier was proposing, when the use of the phrase "helped to make their own adaptations" is seen in context, was modernization of tribal governments managed by administrators using the best European techniques.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Many cities have undergone significant modernization to attract tourism and improve infrastructure.

  • The modernization of the museum's exhibits made it more engaging for younger audiences.

How Modern

modernization
1 4.7
reworking
4 3.9
adaptation
60 3.4

Surface Forms

modernization singular
modernisation singular

Morphology

modernization = modernize (transparent) = modern + ize + ation

Derived by nominalizing 'modernize' with '-ation', yielding a noun that can denote the act or a resulting, updated version.

Etymology

Modernization comes from modern, meaning 'just now', so a modernization can also be a new version made to fit today's style. Think of a director's modernization of a play that updates the language and clothes to make it feel current.