Realisation Definition & Meaning

realisation
noun
  1. a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
  2. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
  3. a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
  4. the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
  5. making real or giving the appearance of reality
  6. something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"

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