deterration

English

Etymology

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

Noun

deterration (countable and uncountable, plural deterrations)

1. The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; an unearthing.
   • 1695, John Woodward, “(please specify the page)”, in An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth: And Terrestrial Bodies, Especially Minerals: […], London: […] Ric[hard] Wilkin […], →OCLC:

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

References

“deterration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.