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Depletion

//dɪˈpliːʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion. countable, uncountable

    "The Great Northern 4-4-0s have all vanished, and there has been some depletion in the ranks of North British "Glens" and "Scotts.""

  2. 2
    the act of decreasing something markedly wordnet
  3. 3
    The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the state of being depleted wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence. archaic, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    gradual expense or use of natural resources over time. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō.

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