Etymology

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Today it means: A period of intense erosion due to the absence of a cover of vegetation. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥέξω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥέξω“to break”
  2. English todayrhexistasy

From Ancient Greek ῥέξω (rhéxō, “to break”).

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