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adj
Very arid, with an aridity index of less than 0.05.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: climatology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs-eh1yeti Proto-Italic *āzēō Latin āreō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin āriduslbor. French arideder. ▲ Latin āridusder. English arid English hyperarid From hyper- + arid.
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