"clime" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /klaɪm/ Audio: En-us-clime.ogg Forms: climes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪm Etymology: From Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “(zone of) latitude”, literally “inclination”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to slope, incline”). See also climate. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|clima}} Latin clima, {{der|en|grc|κλίμα||(zone of) latitude|lit=inclination}} Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “(zone of) latitude”, literally “inclination”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clime (countable and uncountable, plural climes)
  1. A particular region defined by its weather or climate. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-clime-en-noun-gsxoXWfH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. Climate. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-clime-en-noun-r6gkxuIj

Inflected forms

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