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hominization

hom·i·ni·za·tion [ hòmməni záysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
theorized human evolutionary process: the theorized evolutionary development of human characteristics that set hominids apart from other primates

[Mid-20th century. < French hominisation< Latin homin- (see hominid)]
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