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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the process of coming into being; becoming reality;
- Example: "the materialization of her dream"
[syn: materialization, materialisation]

2. an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit);
[syn: materialization, materialisation, manifestation]

3. something that comes into existence as a result;
- Example: "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"
- Example: "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
[syn: offspring, materialization, materialisation]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

materialisation
    n 1: the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the
         materialization of her dream" [syn: materialization,
         materialisation]
    2: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
       [syn: materialization, materialisation, manifestation]
    3: something that comes into existence as a result;
       "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French
       Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper
       is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn:
       offspring, materialization, materialisation]