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deglaciation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /diɡleɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, climatology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glaciation English deglaciation From de- + glaciation.