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- [mahy-grey-shuh n]
- /maɪˈgreɪ ʃən/
- /maɪˈɡreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahy-grey-shuh n]
- /maɪˈgreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of migration word
- noun migration the process or act of migrating. 1
- noun migration a migratory movement: preparations for the migration. 1
- noun migration a number or body of persons or animals migrating together. 1
- noun migration Chemistry. a movement or change of position of atoms within a molecule. 1
- noun migration Physics. diffusion (def 3a). 1
- noun migration Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 1
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Origin of migration
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, migration is from the Latin word migrātīon- (stem of migrātiō). See migrate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Migration
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
migration popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
migration usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for migration
noun migration
- flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- journey — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- movement — the act, process, or result of moving.
Antonyms for migration
noun migration
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
- immigration — the act of immigrating.
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See also
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