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1. The process of coming into being; becoming reality
   "the materialisation of her dream"
   - materialization
    
2. An appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
   - materialization, manifestation
    
3. Something that comes into existence as a result
   "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic materialisation"
   - offspring, materialization

Derived forms: materialisations

See also: materialise [Brit]

Type of: action, activity, appearance, consequence, effect, event, issue, natural action, natural process, outcome, result, upshot

Encyclopedia: Materialisation