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ANABATIC
anabatic
(adjective) of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope; “an anabatic wind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
anabatic (comparative more anabatic, superlative most anabatic)
(of a warm air current) rising (up a slope)
(medicine) Of or pertaining to anabasis
Antonyms
• katabatic
Source: Wiktionary
An`a*bat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNMARRIED
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
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