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naturalisation

na·tu·ra·lisation

uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

3.

the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous

4.

changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers'' phonology

  • “the naturalization in English of many Italian words”

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