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Word: Caliginous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th-century: from Latin caliginosus ‘misty’, from caligo, caligin- ‘mistiness’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
dark, dim, or misty
Short Definition:dark, dim, or misty
Examples:- the caliginous sky
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