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desertification

Main Entry:: de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation:: \di-ˌzər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1974

: the process of becoming desert (as from land mismanagement or climate change)

— de·sert·i·fy

\-ˈzər-tə-ˌfī\ transitive verb

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