derretimiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From derretir +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deretiˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: de‧rre‧ti‧mien‧to

Noun

derretimiento m (plural derretimientos)

  1. melting
    • 2015 July 23, “El viaje de la primera persona que pisó América”, in El País:
      Tras ese paréntesis en Beringia, la población de origen siberiano habría saltado a América en una sola oleada, avanzando hacia el sur y separándose en dos grupos hace unos 13.000 años, coincidiendo con el derretimiento de los hielos.
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