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familiarisation

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See familiarization, familiarize.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of familiarization.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the experience of becoming familiar with something

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Examples

  • 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

  • Earlier on Thursday, Radebe held a "familiarisation" meeting with the board of directors of Alexcor in Cape Town.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

  • 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

  • King's Lynn, Norfolk - as a "familiarisation" exercise.

    icNewcastle 2010

  • King's Lynn, Norfolk - as a "familiarisation" exercise.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • State schools provide five, 20-minute 11+ "familiarisation" sessions, council guidelines say, and extra coaching should not be given.

    unknown title 2009

  • State schools provide five, 20-minute 11+ "familiarisation" sessions, council guidelines say, and extra coaching should not be given.

    unknown title 2009

  • 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.

    Prince William arrives in the Falkland Islands 2012

  • 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."

    Prince William arrives in the Falkland Islands 2012

  • 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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