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rationalisation

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French rationalisation, equivalent to rational + -isation or rationalise + -ation.

  1. borrowed from rationalisation

Definitions

  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization.

    • The conscious mind refuses to admit any failure to perceive, and puts in its place a series of rationalisations which are fabrications and distortions of the real nature of things.
    • My trip along the rest of the line is delightful. It's yet another route that has recovered from previous rationalisation by having tracks and platforms reinstated in recent years.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for rationalisation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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