realization — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of realizing, as: An act of figuring out or becoming aware.

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   He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.

   A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud.

2. The act of realizing, as: The act of making real.

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   He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.

   The realization of the plan took several years.

3. The act of realizing, as: The result of an artistic effort.

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   The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.

4. The act of realizing, as: The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.

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   The realization of -nd as -nn- is not uncommon in the Nuorese dialects.

Noun

1. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

   Synonyms

   realisationrecognition

   Broader terms

   understandingapprehensiondiscernmentsavvy

   Examples

   a growing realization of the risk involved

   a sudden recognition of the problem he faced

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   increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases

2. making real or giving the appearance of reality

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   realisationactualizationactualisation

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   creating by mental acts

3. a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

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   realisation

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   musical compositionopuscompositionpiecepiece of music

4. a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained

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   realisation

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   salecut-rate salesales event

5. the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer

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   realisation

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   composingcomposition

6. something that is made real or concrete

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   realisationfruition

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   consummation

   Examples

   the victory was the realization of a whole year's work