nominalisation

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Definition of nominalisation in English English dictionary

the use of a verb or an adjective as a noun, with or without morphological transformation, so that the word can now act as the head of a noun phrase

{i} (Grammar) forming a noun from a verb or adjective (also nominalization

Related Terms

agentive nominalisation

A construction whereby an action verb is made into an agent noun

Etymology

() nominal +‎ -isation