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me⋅te⋅or⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jee]
–noun
1. the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
2. the atmospheric conditions and weather of an area.

Origin:
1610–20; < Gk meteōrología discussion of celestial phenomena. See meteor, -o-, -logy


me⋅te⋅or⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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me·te·or·ol·o·gy   (mē'tē-ə-rŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions.

[French météorologie, from Greek meteōrologiā, discussion of astronomical phenomena : meteōron, astronomical phenomenon; see meteor + -logiā, -logy.]
me'te·or·o·log'i·cal (-ər-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl), me'te·or·o·log'ic adj., me'te·or·o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
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meteorology

The study of the weather and climate.

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Word Origin & History

meteorology 
1570 (implied in meteorological), "science of the atmosphere, weather forecasting," from Gk. meteorologia "treatise on celestial phenomena," from meteoron (see meteor) + -logia "treatment of."
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