clime

noun

: climate
traveled to warmer climes

Examples of clime in a Sentence

a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city
Recent Examples on the Web In front of the treadmill, people have taped scenes from more temperate climes—ones with trees and flowers. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Here's to cooler climes and simpler times, that may or may not be on the horizon. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024 Even into the 1950s, kids living in snowbound American climes might find an orange — one solitary, precious orange — sagging in the toe of their Christmas stocking. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024 And when taken back to the laboratory in warmer climes, sample ALH84001 was examined under an electron scanning microscope and initially thought to have embedded morphologies that resembled microfossils. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clime 

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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin clima

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clime was in the 14th century

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“Clime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clime. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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