codification

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑ.dɪfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkəʊ.dɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

codification (countable and uncountable, plural codifications)

1. The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.

   The task force spent months on the codification of their mandate.

2. The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
   • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:

     The link between language norms and the codification of a language – in dictionaries, grammars and usage guides – is well accepted.

• legal code

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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codification f (plural codifications)

1. codification

• “codification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.