"plum rain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /plʌm ˈɹeɪn/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: plum rains [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: See plum rains. Etymology templates: {{m|en|plum rains}} plum rains Head templates: {{en-noun}} plum rain (plural plum rains)
  1. Synonym of plum rains (“the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season”) Synonyms: plum rains [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-plum_rain-en-noun-P6vtiDxJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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