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tropicality, n.|trɒpɪˈkælɪtɪ| [f. tropical a. + -ity.] The state or condition of being tropical; the extent to which something is characteristic or reminiscent of the tropics.
1909in Webster. 1928A. Huxley Let. 8 Oct. (1969) 302 Enormous palms..testify to the tropicality of the climate. 1985N.Y. Times 26 May vii. 13/3 This book makes a meal for six. There are occasional excesses of tropicality—where is the dry season to counter the rains and drain the swamps? |