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   subsidence

   /səbˈsʌɪdns/

   noun

   • 1. the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land: "the race was abandoned because of subsidence of the track"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin subsidentia ‘sediment’, from the verb subsidere (see subside).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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