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monsoon

Main Entry:: mon·soon
Pronunciation:: \män-ˈsün, ˈmän-ˌ\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim time, season
Date:: 1584

1 : a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia 2 : the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall 3 : rainfall that is associated with the monsoon

— mon·soon·al

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\-ˈsü-n^əl, -ˌsü-\ adjective

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