asweddumization

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noun

The bringing of land under cultivation.

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Meanings

nounasweddumization (uncountable)

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  1. Sri LankauncountableThe bringing of land under cultivation.

    Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.

    1992, Alavattāgoḍa Pēmadāsa, Cumaratunga, the Unknown: Hidden Facets of His Scientific Profile, page 115

Origin

From Sinhalese අස්වැද්දුම (aswædduma) + -ization.

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