American Dictionary
Definition grammaticalization in American English
grammaticalization noun
[countable/uncountable] noun
/ɡrəˌmætɪk(ə)lɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
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the process of language change by which words lose some or all of their lexical meaning and start to fulfill grammatical functions
Example
In the process of grammaticalization, progressive constructions will gradually generalize in meaning and reduce in form.
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