normalisation
See also: normalisâtion
English
Etymology
From normal + -isation or normalise + -ation.
Noun
normalisation (countable and uncountable, plural normalisations)
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of normalization.
- 2010 June 30, Mark Weisbrot, “One year on, Honduras rift persists”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Two days later Clinton announced that the US was restoring all assistance to Honduras despite a letter sent to her the day before by Democratic members of Congress asking her to "send a strong unambiguous message that the human rights situation in Honduras will be a critical component of upcoming decisions regarding the further normalisations of relations, as well as the resumption of financial assistance".
- 2022 February 28, Daniel Boffey, “Ukraine conflict leads EU to rid itself of Russian sacred cows”, in The Guardian[2], Guardian Media Group, retrieved 28 February 2022:
- Since Ostpolitik, the normalisation of relations between then West Germany and the east, policy has been predicated upon Russia being a status quo power, not an imperialist one.
French
Etymology
From normaliser + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔʁ.ma.li.za.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
normalisation f (plural normalisations)
Further reading
- “normalisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.