clime
/klʌɪm
/noun (usually climes) chiefly literary
A region considered with reference to its climate: long holidays in sunnier climes...
- They immediately headed south to the continent's sunnier climes.
- Winter is a wonderful time for birdwatching, thanks to the surge of shivering Greenlanders who flock to our more temperate climes.
- It is a veritable tribute to the two communities that thrive in the warm and balmy climes of the island nation.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin clima 'zone' (see climate).
Rhymes
- omniperfect
- omnipotence
- omnipotent
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- omnipresence
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- omnipresent
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- omnipurpose
- omnirange
- omniscience
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- omnisexual
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- omnishambles
- omnisignificance
- omnispective
- omnist