outmigration

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From out- +‎ migration.

Noun

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outmigration (countable and uncountable, plural outmigrations)

  1. Synonym of emigration.
    Antonyms: inmigration, immigration
    Hypernym: migration
    • 2008 April 22, Katharine Q. Seelye, “In Clinton vs. Obama, Age Is One of the Greatest Predictors”, in New York Times[1]:
      The outmigration of young people has left the state with the second-highest proportion of people over 65 in the country, after Florida.

Usage notes

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This synonym is sometimes used instead of emigration in an attempt to prevent hasty misunderstandings in which emigration and immigration might be confused by the listener or reader.

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