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- [klahym]
- /klaɪm/
- /klaɪm/
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- [klahym]
- /klaɪm/
Definitions of clime word
- countable noun clime You use clime in expressions such as warmer climes and foreign climes to refer to a place that has a particular kind of climate. 3
- noun clime a region or its climate 3
- noun clime a region or realm, esp. with reference to its climate 3
- abbreviation CLIME climate. 1
- noun clime A region considered with reference to its climate. 1
- noun plural clime climate, weather 1
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Origin of clime
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin clīma; see climate
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Parts of speech for Clime
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clime popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
clime usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clime
noun clime
- temperature — a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium.
- humidity — humid condition; moistness; dampness.
- latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
- altitude — If something is at a particular altitude, it is at that height above sea level.
- conditions — external or existing circumstances
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