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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

materialization
    n 1: the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the
         materialization of her dream" [syn: materialization,
         materialisation]
    2: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
       [syn: materialization, materialisation, manifestation]
    3: something that comes into existence as a result;
       "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French
       Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper
       is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn:
       offspring, materialization, materialisation]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Materialization \Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion\, n.
   The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for materialization:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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