Meanings
noun
- environmental scienceThe long-term process by which a region becomes more arid
Origin
- Frencharide
- Latināridus
- Englisharid
- Englisharidification
From arid + -ification.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French aridification
- aridificationthe process by which a region becomes more arid
Indonesian aridifikasi
- aridifikasithe process by which a region becomes more arid
Portuguese aridificação
- aridificaçãothe process by which a region becomes more arid
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APA
aridification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aridification
MLA
“aridification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aridification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aridification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aridification.
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