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anthropause
[ an-throh-pawz ]
noun
- a significant temporary reduction in human activity worldwide, as during a pandemic, that noticeably affects environmental phenomena such as levels of air pollution, the movements of wildlife, and even seismic noise:
The anthropause occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic may inspire people and governments to mobilize for meaningful ecological reform.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anthropause1
First recorded in 2020 in the online scientific journal Nature Ecology and Evolution
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