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deglaciation

de·gla·ci·a·tion
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-gley-shee-ey-shuh n, -see-]
    • /diˌgleɪ ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -si-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dee-gley-shee-ey-shuh n, -see-]
    • /diˌgleɪ ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -si-/

Definitions of deglaciation word

  • noun deglaciation the process of removing glaciation 3
  • noun deglaciation the gradual melting away of a glacier from the surface of a landmass. 1
  • noun deglaciation (climatology, paleontology) The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting. 1
See all 3 definitions of deglaciation

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Origin of deglaciation

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; de- + glaciation

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Parts of speech for Deglaciation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Deglaciation

deglaciation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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