Where does “reify” come from?
reify (English) comes from English reification, from German Verdinglichung, from German verdinglichen, from German dinglich, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
reify (English): to regard something abstract as if it were a...
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- to regard something abstract as if it were a...
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