deglaciationn.
/diːɡleɪʃɪˈeɪʃən/ Geology.
The disappearance of ice from a previously glaciated region.
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deglaciation1895
1895 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. (ed. 4) iv. iv. 969 Partial deglaciation, and the formation of a sheet of drift perhaps 20′ in thickness, with occasional layers of soil embedded in the drift.
1947 R. F. Flint Glacial Geol. & Pleistocene Epoch v. 64 By deglaciation is meant the uncovering of any area as a result of glacier shrinkage.
1961 New Scientist 25 May 444/3 It would be interesting to speculate upon the results of sudden deglaciation of the [Antarctic] continent.
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