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bastardization.

The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  4. Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  6. Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin bastardus Old French bastardbor. Middle English bastard English bastard English -ization English bastardization From bastard + -ization.

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