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Monsoon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Monsoon : (noun)
1: a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest
(bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in
winter
2: rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon
blows, bringing heavy rains
3: any wind that changes direction with the seasons
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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 applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian
Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of
May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from
about the middle of October to the middle of December.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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