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Meaning of Petrification | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
    countable, uncountable
  2. obduracy; callousness.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  3. Sheer terror; great fright.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التصخّر
Cymraeg caregiad
Deutsch Petrifikation Versteinerung
Ελληνικά απολίθωση
Español petrificación silicatización
Suomi jähmettyminen kivettyminen kivetys
Français pétrification
Italiano pietrificazione
Nederlands verstening
Polski petryfikacja
Português petrificação
Svenska förstelning förstening petrifiering
Türkçe taşlaşma

Examples

“a Petrification or Mortification of the Mind”

CEFR level

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

Petrified petrified carpentry petrifier Petrifies Petrify Petrifying

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