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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin rārēfactiōnem, from rarefaciō (“to rarefy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
raréfaction f (plural raréfactions)
- act of becoming more rare
2017 February 9, Christophe Alix, “Le travail maté par les automates?”, in Libération:Après les caisses automatiques qui ont permis aux groupes de réduire leurs effectifs, l’invention par Amazon d’un supermarché sans caissier pourrait devenir le symbole de la raréfaction de l’emploi.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (physics, dated) rarefaction (reduction in the density of a material)
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