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depletion

noun

dɪˈpliː.ʃən

Meaning

The gradual reduction or exhaustion of a resource or substance.

Reduction in the number or quantity of something.

Overuse of groundwater leads to depletion of water resources.

Overfishing has led to the depletion of marine life.

exhaustion, reduction, decline

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exhaustion, reduction, decline

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exhaustion, reduction, decline

growth, increase, abundance

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growth, increase, abundance

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growth, increase, abundance

A place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before...

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

a fee paid in advance to secure someone's services, or a device that holds something in place

the number following nine and preceding eleven

A married man regarded in relation to his spouse.

An organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits at the host’s expense.