realization (Brit.)
n.
act of making real, accomplishment; fulfillment, state of being made real; something that has been realized; (Music) musical composition that has been completed or enhanced by another person who is not the composer; recognition, coming to understand clearly (also realisation)
Realization
realization
Noun
1. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
(synonym) realisation, recognition
(hypernym) understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
(derivation) recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise
2. making real or giving the appearance of reality
(synonym) realisation, actualization, actualisation
(hypernym) creating by mental acts
(hyponym) objectification
(derivation) realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
3. a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
(synonym) realisation
(hypernym) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
(derivation) realize, realise
4. a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
(synonym) realisation
(hypernym) sale, cut-rate sale, sales event
(derivation) realize, realise
5. the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
(synonym) realisation
(hypernym) composing, composition
(derivation) realize, realise
6. something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
(synonym) realisation, fruition
(hypernym) consummation
(derivation) realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
Realization
(n.)
The act of realizing, or the state of being realized.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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