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Word: Subsidence
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin subsidentia ‘sediment’, from the verb subsidere (see subside)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
səbˈsʌɪdns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsʌbsɪdns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land
Short Definition:gradual caving in or sinking of area of land
Examples:- the race was abandoned because of subsidence of the track
- subsidence damage
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