- clime
- noun
Etymology: Late Latin clima
Date: 14th century
climate <traveled to warmer climes>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
clime
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Clime — Clime, n. [L. clima. See {Climate}.] A climate; a tract or region of the earth. See {Climate}. [1913 Webster] Turn we to sutvey, Where rougher climes a nobler race display. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clime — clime; homo·clime; … English syllables
clime — index climate, region, section (vicinity), territory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
clime — [klaım] n [C usually plural] literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: clima; CLIMATE] a place that has a particular type of ↑climate ▪ sunnier climes … Dictionary of contemporary English
clime — [ klaım ] noun count OFTEN HUMOROUS a place with a particular type of weather … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clime — 1540s, chiefly poetic shortening of CLIMATE (Cf. climate) … Etymology dictionary
clime — ► NOUN chiefly literary ▪ a region considered with reference to its climate: sunnier climes. ORIGIN Greek klima slope, zone … English terms dictionary
clime — [klīm] n. [LL clima: see CLIMATE] Old Poet. a region or realm, esp. with reference to its climate … English World dictionary
clime — UK [klaɪm] / US noun [countable] Word forms clime : singular clime plural climes often humorous a place with a particular type of weather … English dictionary
Clime — Diagram showing climatic zones corresponding with those suggested by Aristotle. The seven climes (from Greek κλίμα, klima, plural klimata, meaning inclination , referring to the angle between the axis of the celestial sphere and the horizon) was… … Wikipedia
clime — noun /ˈklaɪm/lang=en a) A particular region as defined by its weather or climate. After working hard all of his life, Max retired to warmer climes in Florida. b) Climate. A change of clime was exactly what the family needed … Wiktionary
