ossification
/ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण ऑसिफ़िकेशन
जड़ता, रूढ़िवादिता, कठोरता
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noun
- 1
[U] formal, disapproving
the process of becoming fixed and unwilling to change
जड़ता, रूढ़िवादिता, कठोरता
- the ossification of the old party leadership
- Without new ideas, any institution suffers ossification.
Synonyms stagnation rigidity inflexibility fossilization
Opposite flexibility renewal dynamism
- 2
[U] technical
the process of turning into bone or becoming hard like bone
अस्थिभवन, अस्थि-निर्माण, हड्डी बनना
- The ossification of a child's bones continues into the teenage years.
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ossify verbossified adjective