Definition of clime
: climate traveled to warmer climes
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Examples of clime in a Sentence
a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city
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The process that Myles is using isn’t just to help brewers in humid climes grow their own hops.
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Origin and Etymology of clime
Late Latin clima
First Known Use: 14th century
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: a climate : a place with a particular climate
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