Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See familiarization, familiarize.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
familiarization .
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- noun the experience of becoming familiar with something
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Examples
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For instance, the MoD has drastically reduced its expenditure on language training so that most troops about to embark receive only a two-hour language "familiarisation" lecture.
Are we a nation of mummy's boys? Richard 2006
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Earlier on Thursday, Radebe held a "familiarisation" meeting with the board of directors of Alexcor in Cape Town.
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It says they face one-off "familiarisation" costs of up to £9m, as "equality/personnel"
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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King's Lynn, Norfolk - as a "familiarisation" exercise.
icNewcastle 2010
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King's Lynn, Norfolk - as a "familiarisation" exercise.
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State schools provide five, 20-minute 11+ "familiarisation" sessions, council guidelines say, and extra coaching should not be given.
unknown title 2009
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State schools provide five, 20-minute 11+ "familiarisation" sessions, council guidelines say, and extra coaching should not be given.
unknown title 2009
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The Duke – who has flown to the archipelago as part of a crew of four RAF personnel – will attend a series of briefings and take part in a "familiarisation flight" before he begins his search and rescue work.
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A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said: "MoD can confirm Flight Lieutenant Wales, as part of a four-man search and rescue (Sar) crew, has arrived in the Falkland Islands on a routine operational deployment and will shortly take up Sar duties post a period of briefings and a familiarisation flight."
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When he'd learned and checked off all the runners, Christopher Haig stood in the parade ring for a final familiarisation and watched the jockeys go out to race; watched them - young, thin and careless of danger - and envied them sorely.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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