clime

[klahym]
noun

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin clīma; see climate

climb, clime (see synonym study at climb).
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clime (klaɪm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
poetic a region or its climate
 
[C16: from Late Latin clima; see climate]

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Clime is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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clime
1542, chiefly poetic (see climate).
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Example sentences
Let them go and seek their happiness in whatever country or clime it pleases them.
The monotonous nature of the unending sunny clime has driven many people away from it.
Our tongue is known in every clime, our flag on every sea.
Let them cherish it too, for the sake of those, who from every clime are daily seeking a dwelling in our land.
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