aridity

  • 61Aridness — Ar id*ness, n. Aridity; dryness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 62Drought — (drout), n. [OE. droght, drougth, dru[yogh][eth], AS. druga[eth], from drugian to dry. See {Dry}, and cf. {Drouth}, which shows the original final sound.] 1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects… …

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  • 63Siccity — Sic ci*ty, n. [L. siccitas, fr. siccus dry.] Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The siccity and dryness of its flesh. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 64arid — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French aride, from Latin aridus, from arēre to be dry; akin to Sanskrit āsa ash, Old English asce Date: 1652 1. excessively dry; specifically having insufficient rainfall to support agricu …

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  • 65bare — I. adjective (barer; barest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bær; akin to Old High German bar naked, Lithuanian basas barefoot Date: before 12th century 1. a. lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering b. (1) lacking clothing < …

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  • 66scholastic — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin scholasticus of the schoolmen, from Latin, of a school, from Greek scholastikos, from scholazein to keep a school, from scholē school Date: 1596 1. a. often capitalized of or relating …

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  • 67Arizona — This article is about the U.S. state of Arizona. For other uses, see Arizona (disambiguation). State of Arizona …

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  • 68André Weil — Infobox Scientist name = André Weil image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1906|5|6 birth place = Nantes death date = death date and age|1998|8|6|1906|5|6 death place = field = Mathematics work institutions = Lehigh University&#8230; …

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  • 69Bird — For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). Aves and Avifauna redirect here. For other uses, see Aves (disambiguation) or Avifauna (disambiguation). Birds Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent, 150–0&#160;Ma …

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  • 70Climate — For other uses, see Climate (disambiguation). Worldwide Climate Classifications Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature …

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