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Ossification   /ˌɑsəfəkˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Ossification

noun
1.
The developmental process of bone formation.
2.
The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material.
3.
The process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior.
4.
Hardened conventionality.  Synonym: conformity.





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Words linked to "Ossification" :   convention, conventionalism, human process, biological process, ossify, conformity, conventionality, calcification, organic process


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