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etesian definition

ete·sian (ē tē′z̸hən, -zē ən)

adjective

annual: said of certain Mediterranean winds that blow from the north for several weeks every summer

Etymology: L etesius < Gr etēsios < etos, year < IE base *wet- > L vetus, old, Goth withrus, yearling lamb

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