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pluvial Definition

plu·vial (plo̵̅o̅vē əl)

adjective

    1. of or having to do with rain
    2. having much rain
  1. Geol. formed by the action of rain

Etymology: L pluvialis < pluvia, rain < IE *pleu-, to flow, pour < base *pel-, to pour, fill > full, L pluere

pluvial Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • patter: With pluvial patter for refrain; I've smoked the very blackest clay; I watch the drops run down the pane.
  • hypothesis: In Uganda the late 1930s saw the first stirrings of doubt about the pluvial hypothesis that Louis Leakey had so ardently embraced.

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  4. Plymouth
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