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clement

cle·ment

UK/ˈklɛmənt/ US/ˈklɛmʌnt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of weather or climate) physically mild

  • “clement weather”
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2.

(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy

  • “a more clement judge reduced the sentence”
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Origin

From Late Latin Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), name of early saints and popes, from clēmens (“merciful”). Doublet of Clemens and San Clemente.

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