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   transhumance

   /tranzˈhjuːməns/

   noun

   • 1. the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer.

   Word Origin early 20th century: from French, from the verb transhumer, based on Latin trans- ‘across’ + humus ‘ground’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transhumant adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

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