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clime

UK/klaɪm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

  • “the dank climate of southern Wales”
  • “plants from a cold clime travel best in winter”
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Borrowed from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “(zone of) latitude”, literally “inclination”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to slope, incline”). See also climate.

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