- monsoon mon·soon n
- [mɒn'suːn]
monsone m
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monsoon mon·soon n
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mon|soon|al — «mon SOO nuhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or characteristic of a monsoon: »monsoonal rains … Useful english dictionary
mon·soon — /mɑnˈsuːn/ noun, pl soons [count] 1 : a wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that brings heavy rains in the summer 2 a : the rainy season that occurs in southern Asia in the summer the beginning of the monsoon (season) 2 b … Useful english dictionary
Monsoon — Mon*soon , n. [Malay m[=u]sim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. mon[,c][ a]o, It. monsone.] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; a term… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
an|ti|mon|soon — «AN tee mon SOON», noun. a current of air above a monsoon and moving in the opposite direction … Useful english dictionary
monsoon — mon•soon [[t]mɒnˈsun[/t]] n. 1) mer the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and S Asia, blowing from the SW in summer and from the NE in winter 2) mer (in India and nearby lands) the season during which the SW monsoon blows, commonly marked by… … From formal English to slang
monsoon — mon|soon [ man sun ] noun count a period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia a. the wind that causes a monsoon b. the rain that falls during a monsoon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monsoon — mon|soon [mɔnˈsu:n US ma:n ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monçao, from Arabic mawsim time, season ] 1.) [usually singular] the season, from about April to October, when it rains a lot in India and other… … Dictionary of contemporary English
monsoon — (mon SOON) [Dutch, from Portugese, from Arabic: season] A seasonal wind of southern Asia and the Indian Ocean that changes direction with the seasons; in India, the summer winds that bring heavy rains; the rainy season that results from the… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
monsoon — mon·soon … English syllables
Antimonsoon — An ti*mon*soon , n. (Meteor.) The upper, contrary moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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