migration
noun
Simple meaning
Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
maɪɡˈɹeɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
computing
The periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
The movement of persons from one country or locality to another
chemistry
The nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule
Movement in general.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
Used this way, migration is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Compound terms
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The geographic route along which birds customarily migrate.
Migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there).
Migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another).
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