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Word: Etesian
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin etesius ‘annual’ (from Greek etēsios, from etos ‘year’) + -an
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈtiːzɪən
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈtiːʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
denoting a dry north-westerly wind (the meltemi) that blows during the summer in the eastern Mediterranean
Examples:- the strong, dry north Etesian winds blow on the Aegean Sea
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