arid

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Latin aridus (“‘dry’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæ.ɹɪd/ SAMPA: /{.rId/
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[edit] Adjective

arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)

Wikipedia

1. Very dry.
2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
3. Devoid of value.

[edit] Quotations

• 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 37

  Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

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[edit] See also

• semiarid

[edit] Anagrams

• raid