Definition of Modernization

1. Noun. Making modern in appearance or behavior. "The modernization of Nigeria will be a long process"

Exact synonyms: Modernisation
Generic synonyms: Improvement
Derivative terms: Modernise, Modernize

2. Noun. A modernized version (as of a play).
Generic synonyms: Adaptation, Version

Definition of Modernization

1. n. The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.

Definition of Modernization

1. Noun. the process of modernizing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Modernization

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Modernization

modernised
moderniser
modernisers
modernises
modernising
modernism
modernisms
modernist
modernista
modernistas
modernistic
modernists
modernities
modernity
modernizable
modernization (current term)
modernizations
modernize
modernized
modernizer
modernizers
modernizes
modernizing
modernly
modernness
modernnesses
moderns
moders
modes
modes of thought

Literary usage of Modernization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"The so called "modernization" theory is a social theory of recent origin which ... The modernization theory has among its formulators many western social ..."

2. Vision for a New IRS: Report of the National Commission on Restructuring the by Bob Kerry (1998)
"The IRS Tax Systems modernization (TSM) project failed because the IRS did not have a ... The IRS modernization deficiencies, as documented by GAO and the ..."

3. An Analysis of U. S. Army Helicopter Programs by Frances M. Lussier (1996)
"Aviation modernization Programs According to the Army's most recent budget ... The Army, however, has plans for two major modernization efforts that would ..."

4. Europe: Dimensions of Peace by Björn Hettne (1988)
"The modernization imperative in the Third World State-formation in the Third World ... It is important to stress, however, that modernization is not an ..."

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