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ETESIAN

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e⋅te⋅sian

  [i-tee-zhuhn]
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–adjective
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L etēsi(ae) < Gk etēsíai (ánemoi) periodic (winds) + -an
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e·te·sian   (ĭ-tē'zhən)   
adj.  Occurring annually. Used of the prevailing northerly summer winds of the Mediterranean.

[From Latin etēsius, from Greek etēsios, from etos, year; see wet-2 in Indo-European roots.]
e·te'sian n.
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