appellativization

== English == === Alternative forms === appellativisation (UK) === Etymology === From appellative +‎ -ization. === Noun === appellativization (countable and uncountable, plural appellativizations) (American spelling) (linguistics) The process of a proper name becoming a common noun. Antonyms: proprialization, deappellativization Hyponym: genericization ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === appellativization in Robert Lawrence Trask: The Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics, 2000