"aridification" meaning in English

See aridification in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French arideder. Latin āridusder. English arid English -ification English aridification From arid + -ification. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|arid|-ification|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French arideder. Latin āridusder. English arid English -ification English aridification [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "aride", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "āridus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "arid", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ification", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "aridification", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="aridification"> From arid + -ification. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} aridification
  1. (environmental science) The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid Related terms: aridify, desertification Translations (the process by which a region becomes more arid): aridification (French), aridifikasi (Indonesian), aridificação [feminine] (Portuguese)
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "arid",
        "4": "-ification",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nFrench arideder.\nLatin āridusder.\nEnglish arid\nEnglish -ification\nEnglish aridification\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"French\", \"term\" : \"aride\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"fr\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"āridus\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"arid\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-ification\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"aridification\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"aridification\">\nFrom arid + -ification.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nFrench arideder.\nLatin āridusder.\nEnglish arid\nEnglish -ification\nEnglish aridification\nFrom arid + -ification.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "aridification",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ification",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Indonesian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid"
      ],
      "id": "en-aridification-en-noun-~gPBtECB",
      "links": [
        [
          "arid",
          "arid"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "environmental science",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(environmental science) The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "aridify"
        },
        {
          "word": "desertification"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "the process by which a region becomes more arid",
          "word": "aridification"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "the process by which a region becomes more arid",
          "word": "aridifikasi"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "the process by which a region becomes more arid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aridificação"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aridification"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "arid",
        "4": "-ification",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nFrench arideder.\nLatin āridusder.\nEnglish arid\nEnglish -ification\nEnglish aridification\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"French\", \"term\" : \"aride\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"fr\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"āridus\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"arid\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-ification\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"aridification\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"aridification\">\nFrom arid + -ification.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nFrench arideder.\nLatin āridusder.\nEnglish arid\nEnglish -ification\nEnglish aridification\nFrom arid + -ification.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "aridification",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "aridify"
    },
    {
      "word": "desertification"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 6-syllable words",
        "English entries referencing missing etymons",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eHs-",
        "English terms suffixed with -ification",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arid",
          "arid"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "environmental science",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(environmental science) The long-term process by which a region becomes more arid"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "the process by which a region becomes more arid",
      "word": "aridification"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "the process by which a region becomes more arid",
      "word": "aridifikasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "the process by which a region becomes more arid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aridificação"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aridification"
}

Download raw JSONL data for aridification meaning in English (2.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (e79dea5 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.