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fore-station
for·est·a·tion
/
ˌfɔr
əˈsteɪ
ʃən, ˌfɒr-
/
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[
fawr-
uh
-
stey
-sh
uh
n, for-
]
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noun
the planting of
forests
.
Origin:
1895–1900,
Americanism;
forest
+
-ation
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forestation
(ˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃən)
—
n
the planting of trees over a wide area
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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