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migration

3 entries found.



Main Entry:
mi·grate Listen to the pronunciation of migrate Listen to the pronunciation of migrate
Pronunciation:
\ˈmī-ˌgrāt, mī-ˈ\
Function:
intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
mi·grat·ed; mi·grat·ing
Etymology:
Latin migratus, past participle of migrare; perhaps akin to Greek ameibein to change
Date:
1697
1 : to move from one country, place, or locality to another 2 : to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding 3 : to change position in an organism or substance <filarial worms migrate within the human body>
— mi·gra·tion Listen to the pronunciation of migration \mī-ˈgrā-shən\ noun
— mi·gra·tion·al Listen to the pronunciation of migrational \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
— mi·gra·tor Listen to the pronunciation of migrator \ˈmī-ˌgrā-tər, mī-ˈ\ noun
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