clime

noun

: climate
traveled to warmer climes

Examples of clime in a Sentence

a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city
Recent Examples on the Web Glass Onion moved away from the first film's snowy, sweater-weather climes to a positively balmy Mediterranean destination, situating the majority of the action on a private island in Greece. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 May 2024 Housekeepers in rich pockets of Florida such as Palm Beach are now commanding salaries of up to $150,000 a year, recruiting agencies told CNBC, as the immigration of millionaires from cities like New York to warmer climes continues. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 May 2024 But sauropods — long-necked lumbering creatures like Brontosaurus and the Diplodocus — kept to warmer climes. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2024 Beekeepers can rely on cold atmosphere storage to replace the chilly climes that usually trigger a dormant period in the hives, Olson said. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clime 

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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin clima

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clime was in the 14th century

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“Clime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clime. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.

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