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denudement en · NOUN

Etymology

From denude + -ment.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The process of denuding or stripping bare.
    • The hill sides, however, have been abused by over-intensive farming, bad land use, and reckless denudement. The soil has been butchered; erosion runs rampant. 1954, University of Chicago. Dept. of Geography, Research Paper (issues 38-41, page 173)

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