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Word: Depredation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘plundering, robbery’, (plural) ‘ravages’): from French déprédation, from late Latin depraedatio(n-), from depraedari ‘plunder’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɛprɪˈdeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of attacking or plundering
Short Definition:act of attacking or plundering
Examples:- protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice
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