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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /o.si.fiˈka.du/
"O processo burocrático permaneceu ossificado por décadas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Turned into bone; having undergone ossification.
"The paleontologist carefully examined the ossified remains of the prehistoric creature." - 2
Metaphorically rigid, set in one's ways, or resistant to change and innovation.
"The company struggled to innovate because of its ossified bureaucratic structure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'os' (bone) combined with 'facere' (to make), entering the English language in the early 19th century. Originally a medical and biological term describing the physiological conversion of soft tissue into bone, its meaning broadened metaphorically to denote ideas, systems, or structures that have become rigid, hardened, and incapable of change.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ossified" is said worldwide
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ossifié
Transliteration: /ɔ.si.fje/
"Le système bureaucratique est devenu complètement ossifié."
ossifiziert
Transliteration: /ɔsifiˈtɪɐ̯t/
"Die Strukturen der Behörde sind völlig ossifiziert."
ossificato
Transliteration: /os.si.fiˈka.to/
"Un sistema politico ossificato non può rispondere alle nuove esigenze."
osificado
Transliteration: /o.si.fiˈka.ðo/
"Las normas de la institución se han vuelto demasiado osificadas."
ossificado
Transliteration: /o.si.fiˈka.du/
"O processo burocrático permaneceu ossificado por décadas."
अस्थीभूत
Transliteration: asthibhoot
"नौकरशाही का ढांचा पूरी तरह से अस्थीभूत हो चुका है।"
僵化的
Transliteration: jiānghuà de
"这家公司由于体制僵化而失去了竞争力。"
경화된
Transliteration: gyeonghwadoen
"경화된 관료주의가 개혁을 가로막고 있다."
硬化した
Transliteration: kōka shita
"硬化した組織の構造改革は容易ではない。"
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