materialisation

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materialisation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  materialisation
      n 1: the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the
           materialization of her dream" [syn: materialization,
           materialisation]
      2: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
         [syn: materialization, materialisation, manifestation]
      3: something that comes into existence as a result;
         "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French
         Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper
         is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn:
         offspring, materialization, materialisation]