deglaciation Syllabification: (de·gla·ci·a·tion)Pronunciation: /dēˌglāSHēˈāSHən, -ˌglāsē-/Definition of deglaciation noun Geology the disappearance of ice from a previously glaciated region. a period of geological time during which deglaciation takes place:the last deglaciationdeglaciation in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of deglaciation in the British & World English dictionary