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pluvial

plu·vial

UK/ˈpluː.vi.əl/ US/ˈplu.vi.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

marked by rain

  • “their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days”
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Origin

Borrowed from French pluvial, from Middle French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”).

Phrases

  • Carnian pluvial episode
  • pluvial lake

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