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BOREAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising or throughout far northern regions
Synonyms:
boreal; circumboreal
Classified under:
Similar:
northern (situated in or coming from regions of the north)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Toward or located in the north
Example:
the boreal signs of the Zodiac
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
north (the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
north wind (a wind that blows from the north)
Derivation:
boreas (a wind that blows from the north)
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