pleion

noun

plei·​on

ˈplīˌän

plural -s

: a region in meteorology of positive departure from the normal of an element (as pressure, temperature, rainfall)

pleionian

(ˈ)plī¦ōnēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pleiōn more, greater

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Rhymes for pleion

• eon
• paean
• peon
• sheehan
• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• empyrean
• euclidean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian