slash-and-burn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slash and burn]
- /slæʃ ænd bɜrn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slash and burn]
- /slæʃ ænd bɜrn/

Definition of slash-and-burn word

adjective slash-and-burn of a method of agriculture used in the tropics, in which forest vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cropped for a few years, then the forest is allowed to reinvade. 1

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Origin of slash-and-burn

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Slash-and-burn

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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slash-and-burn popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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