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desertification

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(di zʉrt′ə fi kā′s̸hən)

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

Origin: desert + -i- + -fication

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noun

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

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