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Word: Pidginize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
1920s; earliest use found in Harold Edward Palmer (1877–1949), linguist and teacher of languages. From pidgin + -ize
Definition:
To produce a simplified, pidgin, or hybrid form of (a language). Usually in passive.
Variant Forms:
- pidginise
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