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Fossilization

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.
    broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolfosilización
Françaisfossilisation
日本語かせき
8 more languages
العربيةالتحجر
Catalàfossilització
Češtinaustrnutí
Ελληνικάαπολίθωση
Suomikivettyminen
Polskifosylizacja
Românăfosilizare
Svenskafossilisering

CEFR level

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

Fossilizations Fossilize Fossilized fossilized lightning fossilizer Fossilizes

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