English Explanatory Dictionary

clime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
  2. Climate.
  3. The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.
verb
  1. Misspelling of climb.
noun
  1. Misspelling of climb.

Pronunciation

/klaɪm/ En-us-clime.ogg

Word forms

clime climes

Etymology

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

Derived words

bioclime homoclime
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