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- noun Plural form of
conventionalization .
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-- A series of Mycenæan conventionalizations of the Argonaut and the Octopus (after Tümpel), which provided the basis for
The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith
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-- A series of Mycenæan conventionalizations of the Argonaut and the Octopus (after Tümpel), which provided the basis for Houssay's theory of the origin of the triskele (_a_, _c_, and _d_) and swastika (b and e), and Siret's theory to explain the design of
The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith
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The conventionalizations which persist are the resultant of experiments and experience as to the devices by which to soften and smoothen the details of life.
Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875
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The varying conventionalizations of (a) or (b) are shown in (d), (e), and (f) (Griffith, "Hieroglyphics," p. 34).
The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith
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Head) showing a series of conventionalizations of the Octopus, with its pot-like body and palm-tree-like arms (f).
The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith
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