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Definition: DISBOSCATION

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Disboscation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Disboscation \Dis`bos*ca"tion\, noun. [Prefix dis- French bosquet grove.]. (references)

Definition: DISBOSCATION

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DISBOSCATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Disboscation \Dis`bos*ca"tion\, noun. [Prefix dis- French bosquet grove.]. (references)