clime
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9.1
- noun
- /klaɪm/
- Literature
- Since the days are chillier now and we've not, alas, a home of our own, my sister feels we might benefit by travel to a warmer clime.
- tropical climes
- temperate climes
- northern climes
Examples
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We're all going to sunny climes!
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Indeed, Kate, who had always been beautiful, had blossomed in this tropical clime and become incredibly alluring, a hothouse flower among daisies.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Now, in Injia's sunny clime, Where I used to spend my time
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In warmer climes, they had all passed away months before, during that hot August.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rotten fruit from a warmer clime had soured my stomach.
Fiction book (1995) -
In northern climes, Lent is the bleakest time of year.
Fiction book (1996) -
In warmer climes, it was said, they died quickly from bacterial infections.
Fiction book (1996) -
For starters, to a native Minnesotan used to the cold, Anchorage's relatively temperate coastal clime is not forbidding.
Academic text (2003) -
Despite this involvement, possibly due to Harriet Lamar's health, Gazaway and his new family relocated to northern climes.
Academic text (2009) -
Many people prefer to retire in warmer climes where they can enjoy the sun year-round.
Synonyms
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1.8
The usual weather in an area over a long time
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4.2
A region with the same general weather, like tropical or polar
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9.9
The usual weather of a region
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clime comes from the Greek root klima, which meant 'slope' or 'tilt' and was used to describe how far north or south a place sits. A helpful way to remember it is to link clime with the familiar word climate, because both come from the same root and clime means a region known for its usual weather.