"rainshower" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rainshowers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English rayne-shour, reyne showre, from Old English reġnsċūr, equivalent to rain + shower. Cognate with Icelandic regnskúr (“rainshower”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rayne-shour}} Middle English rayne-shour, {{m|enm|reyne showre}} reyne showre, {{inh|en|ang|reġnsċūr}} Old English reġnsċūr, {{af|en|rain|shower}} rain + shower, {{cog|is|regnskúr|t=rainshower}} Icelandic regnskúr (“rainshower”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainshower (plural rainshowers)
  1. Alternative form of rain shower Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rain shower
    Sense id: en-rainshower-en-noun-E3KPMnk2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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