codification
English
editPronunciation
edit- (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, /ˌkoʊ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkəʊ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editcodification (countable and uncountable, plural codifications)
- The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
- The task force spent months on the codification of their mandate.
- The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
- 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:
- The link between language norms and the codification of a language – in dictionaries, grammars and usage guides – is well accepted.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthe process of precisely formulating a statement, as a code of laws
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See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcodification f (plural codifications)
Further reading
edit- “codification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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