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casualisation

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions.
  2. The process of making anything casual.

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Examples

“While there are some Cockney elements observable in northern English (such as /t/ fronting), other regions of Britain have⟳ manifested their own⟳ casualisations of RP towards the local vernaculars. So people talk⟳ of 'posh Geordie', 'posh Brummy', 'posh Scouse', 'posh Yorkshire Leeds' and so on […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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