R ˌmädərnə̇ˈzāshən, - R -dən- or -d ə n-; R & - R also ÷ -d(ə)rən-; -ˌnīˈz- noun
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1. : the act of modernizing or the state of being modernized
careful consideration to the modernization of the federal tax structure — H.S.Truman
only as modernization takes place can countries make their full contribution to the world's wealth — Eugene Mayer
2. : a modernized version (as of a play)
produced modernizations of a number of Shakespeare's plays