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Deforestation

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de⋅for⋅est

  [dee-fawr-ist, -for-]
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–verb (used with object)
to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
Origin:
1530–40; de- + forest

Related forms:
de⋅for⋅est⋅a⋅tion, noun
de⋅for⋅est⋅er, noun
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de·for·est   (dē-fôr'ĭst, -fŏr'-)   
tr.v.   de·for·est·ed, de·for·est·ing, de·for·ests
To cut down and clear away the trees or forests from.
de·for'es·ta'tion (-ĭ-stā'shən) n., de·for'est·er n.
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Cultural Dictionary

deforestation [(dee-fawr-uh-stay-shuhn)]

The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else. The term is used today to refer to the destruction of forests by human beings and their replacement by agricultural systems.

Note: Deforestation is considered to be a main contributor to the greenhouse effect.
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Computing Dictionary

deforestation programming
A technique invented by Phil Wadler for eliminating intermediate data structures built and passed between composed functions in function languages.
(1997-06-21)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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