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adv
In a climatic manner; regarding the climate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
in a climactic manner; leading to or in the way of a climax
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
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adverb
with respect to climate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English climate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English climatic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English climatically From climatic + -ally.
Variant of climactically.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
