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Where does “defamiliarisation” come from?

defamiliarisation (English) comes from Russian остранение.

defamiliarisation (English): The representation of objects anew, in a way that...

Definitions

  1. The representation of objects anew, in a way that...

Ancestry of “defamiliarisation”, step by step

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1Russianостранение—

Words derived from “defamiliarisation”

  • defamiliarization
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