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desertification

(di zʉrt′ə fi kās̸hən)

noun

the change of arable land into a desert either from natural causes or as a result of human activity

Origin: desert + -i- + -fication

See desertification in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The transformation of arable or habitable land to desert, as by a change in climate or destructive land use.

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