clime
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- noun
- /klaɪm/
- Literature
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clima
- 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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The usual weather in an area over a long time
The usual weather of a region
A region with the same general weather, like tropical or polar
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.