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pluviosity

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plu·vi·ous (pl

v

-

s) also plu·vi·ose (-

s

)

adj.

Characterized by heavy rainfall; rainy.

[Middle English, from Old French pluvieus, from Latin pluvisus, from (aqua) pluvia, rain (water), feminine of pluvius, of rain, from pluere, to rain; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

pluvi·osi·ty (-

s

-t

) n.

pluviosity

raininess. — pluvious, adj.

See also: Rain

raininess. — pluvious, adj.

See also: Weather

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