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tropical

tro·pi·cal

UK/ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ US/ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

  • “tropical islands”
  • “tropical fruit”
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2.

of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic

  • “tropical year”
3.

characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

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4.

of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

  • “tropical weather”
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Origin

From tropic + -al.

Phrases

  • ex-tropical cyclone
  • non-tropical sprue
  • tropical almond
  • tropical arc
  • tropical astrology
  • tropical cyclone
  • tropical depression
  • tropical dial

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