(ˌ) ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ˌ ̷ ̷kə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌkīˈz- noun
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1. : the act or process of establishing a hierarchy
hierarchization … leads to a clear-cut stratification of all members of any organized group — P.A.Sorokin
2. : the quality or state of being a hierarchy
the traditional hierarchization of the three orders of abstraction — F.G.Connolly