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Erosion is a kind of natural process. When wind or water breaks down rock or soil and moves it away somewhere, this is called erosion.
Many things we see on earth are formed by erosion, such as canyons and beaches.More and more farmland around the world is turning into desert because of erosion. |
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decay, loss |
| derivation: |
erosional (adj.) |
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