debabelization

noun

de·​babelization

(¦)dē+

plural -s

: the removal of obstacles to verbal communication

the question still remains whether debabelization will be accomplished by the voluntary adoption of a national tongue

—K. D. Burke

Word History

Etymology

de- + babelization

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