monsoon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /mɒnˈsuːn/, SAMPA: /mQn"su:n/
• Rhymes: -uːn

[edit] Etymology

From Arabic موسم (mausim), “‘season’”) < وسم (wásama), “‘to mark, to brand’”), through Portuguese monção and Dutch moesson. ^[1][2]

[edit] Noun

monsoon (plural monsoons)

1. Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
2. Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
3. The rains themselves.
4. Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

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[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000 Houghton Mifflin
2. ^ A Dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English Platts.