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displacement

Type: noun

Definitions: (noun) Displacement is when something is made to move out of its place.

Examples: (noun) The displacement of folk music by western pop music has happened in many countries. (noun) he war has caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people.

Synonyms: nouns: relocation, movement.

Academic Word List Sublist and Group: 8 A

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