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Monsoon

//mɒnˈsuːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
  2. 2
    a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter wordnet
  3. 3
    Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.

    "Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge."

  4. 4
    any wind that changes direction with the seasons wordnet
  5. 5
    The rains themselves.
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  1. 6
    rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains wordnet
  2. 7
    Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
  3. 8
    Any heavy rainstorm. figuratively

Etymology

From Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson, from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim, “season”), from وَسَمَ (wasama, “to mark, to brand”).

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