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transhumance noun [ tranzˈhjuːməns ]

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


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