n.
Pronunciation: di- ˌ z ə r-t ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1974
: the process of becoming desert (as from land mismanagement or climate change)
– de · sert · i · fy \ - ' z ə r-t ə - ˌ f ī \ transitive verb
n.
Pronunciation: di- ˌ z ə r-t ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1974
: the process of becoming desert (as from land mismanagement or climate change)
– de · sert · i · fy \ - ' z ə r-t ə - ˌ f ī \ transitive verb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012