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Etymology edit

From exteriorize +‎ -ation or exterior +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ɛkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: ex‧te‧ri‧or‧iza‧tion

Noun edit

exteriorization (plural exteriorizations)

  1. The physical embodiment of an abstraction
  2. (surgery) The act of removing something from a body.
  3. (Scientology) The process of a thetan leaving its human body.

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