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Added 9 October 2026

climate

/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/ noun

In Latin: clima Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about climate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time.
the dank climate of southern Wales
The prevailing psychological state.
the climate of opinion

Origin

From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”).

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