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Etymology 1

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From Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, (zone of) latitude, literally inclination), from κλίνω (klínō, to slope, incline). See also climate.

Noun

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clime (countable and uncountable, plural climes)

  1. A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
    After working hard all of his life, Max retired to warmer climes in Florida.
  2. Climate.
    A change of clime was exactly what the family needed.
  3. (figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.
    • 1981 December 19, Andrew C. Irish, “Support For Gay Nurses”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 22, page 4:
      It is a poor state of affairs this great nation is in at present. The current political clime is pregnant with attempts and desired to make lawful such discriminatory acts based on factors within an individual's constitution which are beyond her/his control.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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clime (plural climes)

  1. (colloquial) Misspelling of climb.

Noun

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clime (third-person singular simple present climes, present participle climing, simple past and past participle climed)

  1. (colloquial) Misspelling of climb.

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