noun
Freq #52625
Meanings
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noun
The cutting down or destruction of forests, often to use the land for farming.
Deforestation is destroying the homes of many wild animals.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· the cutting down or...
disforestation
Word family
Derived forms
antideforestationnondeforestation
Etymology
From deforest + -ation. First attested in 1870.