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MONSOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("monsoon" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any wind that changes direction with the seasons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("monsoon" is a kind of...):
rain; rainfall (water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("monsoon" is a kind of...):
rainy season (one of the two seasons in tropical climates)
