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professionalization

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Etymology

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English professional
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English professionalize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English professionalization

    From professionalize + -ation.

    Pronunciation

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    • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəˌfɛʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/

    Noun

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    professionalization (countable and uncountable, plural professionalizations)

    1. The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional. [from 20th c.]
      • 2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 64:
        Their relative success formalized the idea of law enforcement for payment, and helped accelerate the professionalization of policing.

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