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de·fa·mil·iari·sa·tion

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  1. defamiliarisationnoun

    The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.

  2. Etymology: Possibly a calque of the Russian остранение (ostranenie) as used by Viktor Shklovsky.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of defamiliarisation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of defamiliarisation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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