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PLUVIAL
Etymology
Adjective
pluvial (comparative more pluvial, superlative most pluvial)
Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain
(geology) occurring through the action of rain
Noun
pluvial (plural pluvials)
(geology) a rainy period
Source: Wiktionary
Plu"vi*al, a. Etym: [L. pluvialis, fr. pluvia rain: cf. F. pluvial. See Plover.]
1. Of or pertaining to rain; rainy. [R.]
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Produced by the action of rain.
Plu"vi*al, n. Etym: [LL. pluviale a garment which keeps off the rain: cf. F. pluvial.]
Definition: A priest's cope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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