fossilization
pronunciation
How to pronounce fossilization in British English:
UK [ˌfɒsəlaɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce fossilization in American English:
US [ˌfɒsəlaɪ'zeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
- becoming inflexible or out of date
Word Origin
- fossilization (n.)
- noun of action from fossilize.
Example
- 1. Fossilization is a universal phenomenon in second language acquisition .
- 2. The calcium in the bones is replaced during fossilization .
- 3. The fossilization of interlanguage and the oral english teaching .
- 4. Fossilization in interlanguage is an unavoidable and universal phenomenon in sla .
- 5. Influences of negative transfer of mother tongue on interlanguage fossilization .