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CLIMATE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does climate mean?

• CLIMATE (noun)
The noun CLIMATE has 2 senses:

1. the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
2. the prevailing psychological state

Familiarity information: CLIMATE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLIMATE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

climate; clime

Context examples:

the dank climate of southern Wales / plants from a cold clime travel best in winter

Hypernyms ("climate" is a kind of...):

environmental condition (the state of the environment)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The prevailing psychological state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

climate; mood

Context examples:

the climate of opinion / the national mood had changed radically since the last election

Hypernyms ("climate" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

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