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desertification definition
de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion (di zʉrt′ə fi kā′s̸hən)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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desertification Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- other: The site contains technical and scientific data and links to other desertification Web sites.
Converse of object
- combat: For some time now, governments and non-governmental organizations in the region have been taking measures at local and national levels to combat desertification.
Converse of subject
- affect: Emissions of other greenhouse gases might also be affected by desertification.
Modifies a noun
- process: The conference raised the bar on the political importance of the desertification convention process.
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