clime

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “(zone of) latitude”, literally “inclination”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to slope, incline”). See also climate.

In classic literature

Synonyms

climate

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