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💻 Doing at same time 🛤️ Making things parallel ✍️ Matching sentence structure 🔌 Connecting in parallel
parallelization

parallelization

8.1
Giving parts of a sentence the same structure to make writing clearer
  • noun
  • /ˌpærəˌlɛləˈzeɪʃən/
  • US
translation icon : paralelismo
  • Improving parallelization in your sentences can make your writing clearer and more persuasive.

Examples

  • Editors often suggest parallelization to help readers follow complex information more easily.

  • The teacher emphasized the importance of parallelization when writing lists in essays.

  • Using parallelization can make your writing clearer.

  • The parallelization of the sentences improved the essay's flow.

  • The teacher emphasized the importance of parallelization when writing lists in essays.

  • Improving parallelization in your sentences can make your writing clearer and more persuasive.

  • Editors often suggest parallelization to help readers follow complex information more easily.

Synonyms

parallelism
vsparallelization
1 6.7

A similarity in how two or more things are arranged and how they develop

is a deliberate practice of matching sentence structure for clarity

How Parallel

parallelism
1 6.7
parallelization
  • US
8.1
inconsistency
30 4.8
unevenness
1 5.1

Surface Forms

parallelization singular
parallelizations plural

Morphology

parallelization = parallelize (semi-transparent) = parallel + ize + ation

The noun is formed by regular suffixation from the verb 'parallelize', and the derivation itself is straightforward.

Etymology

Parallelization comes from parallel ('beside' or 'matching') plus the ending -ization meaning 'the act of'. In grammar, it means making parts of a sentence have the 'same structure' so your writing is clearer and easier to read.