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deforestation

de·for·est
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dee-fawr-ist, -for-]
    • /diˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr-/
    • /diːˌfɒr.ɪˈsteɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-fawr-ist, -for-]
    • /diˈfɔr ɪst, -ˈfɒr-/

Definitions of deforestation word

  • verb with object deforestation to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years. 1
  • noun deforestation The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially by an agricultural system. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of deforestation (programming)   A technique invented by Phil Wadler for eliminating intermediate data structures built and passed between composed functions in function languages. 1
  • noun deforestation clearing trees 1
  • noun deforestation ecology: destruction of trees 1

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Origin of deforestation

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; de- + forest

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Parts of speech for Deforestation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deforestation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

deforestation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for deforestation

noun deforestation

  • desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
  • logging — a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree.

Top questions with deforestation

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