Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - monsoon
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Monsoon
monsoon
noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese moncao, 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 ~ in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall 3. rainfall that is associated with the ~ • ~al adjective
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n. 1 a wind in S. Asia, esp. in the Indian Ocean, blowing from the south west in summer (wet monsoon) and the north east in winter (dry monsoon). 2 a rainy season accompanying a wet monsoon. 3 any other wind with periodic alternations. Derivatives monsoonal adj. Etymology: obs. Du. monssoen f. Port. mon{ccedil}|.o f. Arab. mawsim fixed season f. wasama to mark ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
муссон extratropical monsoon внетропический муссон - summer monsoon - tropical monsoon - winter monsoon ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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(monsoons) 1. The monsoon is the season in Southern Asia when there is a lot of very heavy rain. ...the end of the monsoon. N-COUNT: oft the N 2. Monsoon rains are sometimes referred to as the monsoons. In Bangladesh, the monsoons have started. N-PLURAL: oft the N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
7.
~ n 1 usually singular) the season, from about April to October, when it rains a lot in India and other southern Asian countries 2 the rain that falls during this season or the wind that brings the rain ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
8.
- 1584, from Du. monssoen, from Port. monзao, from Ar. mawsim "appropriate season" (for a voyage, pilgrimage, etc.), from wasama "he marked." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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