concretization

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Synonyms: concretisation, syncretization

Antonyms: concretisation, syncretization

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The process of [[concretize|concretizing]] a [[general]] [[principle]] or [[idea]] by [[delineate|delineating]], [[particularize|particularizing]], or [[exemplify]]ing it.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} Something [[specific]] which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|medicine|psychology}} An inability to [[generalize]] or perform [[abstraction]] accompanied by [[excessive]] [[concentration]] on specific [[detail]]s, as in a [[mental]] [[disorder]] or in [[cognition]] by [[children]].

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