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green revolution

 noun
     
Related topics: Environment and waste, Agriculture
green revolution [singular]
1TA a large increase in the amount of crops, such as wheat or rice, that are produced because of improved scientific methods of farming
2SGE the interest in protecting the environment that has developed in many parts of the world
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