realization
Pluralrealizations
UK spellingrealisation
- 1Coming to understand or notice something that you did not know before.
The realization that she had left her keys inside hit her at the door.
Slowly, a realization came over him about what had really happened that night.
Similarawareness, recognition, understanding, discovery, awakening
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- 2The act of turning a plan or idea into something real.
Like turning a rough sketch into a real, finished building.
The realization of her dream took years of hard work.
Building the bridge was the realization of a long-held plan.
Similarachievement, fulfillment, accomplishment, completion, attainment
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- 3A finished piece that comes from an artist's work.
Like a cake that finally matches the picture in the recipe book.
The film was the realization of the director's strange and vivid vision.
Critics praised the sculpture as a beautiful realization of the original design.
Similarinterpretation, rendering, embodiment, expression
Less common meaning
- 4The way a speech sound is actually said out loud.
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Origin
It comes from the French word réalisation, and is also made from the English word realize plus the ending -ation.