"anemographia" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anemographia (uncountable)
  1. The rhetorical enargia used to describe the wind. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-anemographia-en-noun-3h1-4XTy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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