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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lit•to•ral /ˈlɪtərəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Geographyof or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lit•to•ral (lit′ər əl),USA pronunciation adj. - Geographyof or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
- Ecology, Geography, Oceanography, Place Names(on ocean shores) of or pertaining to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line.
- Ecology, Geographyof or pertaining to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore. Cf. intertidal.
n. - Geography, Place Namesa littoral region.
- Latin littorālis, variant of lītorālis of the shore, equivalent. to lītor- (stem of lītus) shore + -ālis -al1
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: littoral /ˈlɪtərəl/ adj - of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean
n - a coastal or shore region
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin littorālis, from lītorālis, from lītus shore |