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GREENING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does greening mean?
• GREENING (noun)
The noun GREENING has 1 sense:
1. the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
Familiarity information: GREENING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
greening; rejuvenation
Context example:
the annual rejuvenation of the landscape
Hypernyms ("greening" is a kind of...):
organic phenomenon ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)
Derivation:
green (turn or become green)
Context examples
Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, director of the Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative at the Barcelona institute said: 'Urban greening programs are not only key to promoting public health, but they also increase biodiversity and mitigate the impacts of climate change, making our cities more sustainable and livable.'
(People Living Near Parks in Cities Less Likely to Face Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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