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deforestation (n.)
[deforestation 词源字典]
1884, from
deforest
+
-ation
. Earlier was
deforesting
(1530s) which was a legal term for the change in definition of a parcel of land from "forest" to something else.
[deforestation etymology, deforestation origin, 英语词源]