realization.
The act of realizing, as:
Meaning & usage
The act of realizing, as: An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud.
The act of realizing, as: The act of making real.
He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
The realization of the plan took several years.
The act of realizing, as: The result of an artistic effort.
The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
The act of realizing, as: The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize + -ation.
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