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climate

Best crossword clue

"Long-term weather"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈklaɪ.mɪt/Part of speech nounSorted aceilmtStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”).

Used in a sentence

  • And the effects from climate change are already extreme.
  • Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate.
  • This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security.

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