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pluvial

/ˈplu.vi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
plu-vial
IPA
/ˈplu.vi.əl/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain.

adj

Occurring through the action of rain.

noun

a rainy period

Etymology

Borrowed from French pluvial, from Middle French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pluvial, pluviālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈplu.vi.əl/
  • British English: /ˈpluː.vi.əl/

Inflected Forms

more pluvial (comparative) most pluvial (superlative) pluvials (plural)

Derived Forms

antipluvial interpluvial intrapluvial nonpluvial

Phrases

Carnian pluvial episode pluvial lake

Frequently Paired Words

pluvious

Synonyms

ombro- pluvio-

Rhymes With

alluvial fluvial

Questions

How do you pronounce pluvial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplu.vi.əl/.
What does pluvial mean?
Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain.
Where does pluvial come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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