noun
Freq #85790
Meanings
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1
noun
The act of making something easier to do or understand.
The simplification of the tax rules helped small businesses.
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2
noun
An explanation that leaves out details and so may be too basic.
Saying all politicians are dishonest is a gross simplification.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· the act of making something...
reduction
Word family
Forms
simplifications
Derived forms
nonsimplificationoversimplificationsimplificationalsupersimplificationundersimplification
Etymology
From the French simplification.
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