Denudement

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of denuding or stripping bare. uncountable, usually

    "The hill sides, however, have been abused by over-intensive farming, bad land use, and reckless denudement. The soil has been butchered; erosion runs rampant."

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"The hill sides, however, have been abused by over-intensive farming, bad land use, and reckless denudement. The soil has been butchered; erosion runs rampant."

Etymology

From denude + -ment.

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