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語源

From Latin de + terra (“earth”) + -ation. Compare French déterrer (“to unearth”).

名詞

deterration (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 deterrations)

1. The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; an unearthing.
   • 1695, John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies, especially Minerals, &c

     This Deterration, as 'tis called, or Devolution of Earth and Sand from the Mountains and higher Grounds

参照

deterration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.