rationalisation
English
Etymology
From French rationalisation.
Noun
rationalisation (countable and uncountable, plural rationalisations)
- (British spelling) alternative spelling of rationalization
- 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:
- My trip along the rest of the line is delightful. It's yet another route that has recovered from previous rationalisation by having tracks and platforms reinstated in recent years.
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French
Etymology
rationaliser + -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa.sjɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
rationalisation f (plural rationalisations)
- rationalisation
Further reading
- “rationalisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.