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Noun: realisation  'ree-u-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: realization)
  1. The process of making something real or achievement of potential
    "The realisation of her dreams took years of hard work";
    - realization, actualization, actualisation [Brit]
     
  2. Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
    "a growing realisation of the risk involved";
    - realization, recognition
     
  3. Something that is made real or concrete
    "the victory was the realisation of a whole year's work";
    - realization, fruition
     
  4. The completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
    "The conductor's realisation of the unfinished symphony was met with critical acclaim";
    - realization
     
  5. A musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
    "The pianist's realisation of the unfinished work was met with critical acclaim";
    - realization
     
  6. A sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
    "The realisation of the estate's assets took several months";
    - realization

Derived forms: realisations

Type of: apprehension, composing, composition, consummation, creating by mental acts, cut-rate sale, discernment, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music, sale, sales event, savvy, understanding

Encyclopedia: Realisation