deflation, n.
(deflations)
(deflations)
the act of letting the air out of something
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deflation
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a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
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deflation
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(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
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deflation
sample sentences
"a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
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