# climate

Pronunciation: say "KLY-mit" /ˈklaɪ.mɪt/

## Noun

1. The long-term pattern of weather and atmospheric conditions in an area, usually summarized statistically over a period of about thirty years.
   - Simple: The usual pattern of weather a place has over many years.
   - _Coastal regions often have a milder climate than areas farther inland._
   - _Scientists track how the global climate has shifted over the past century._
2. The general context or atmosphere surrounding a particular political, moral, or social situation.
   - Simple: The general mood or feelings around a situation, such as in politics.
   - _The economic climate discouraged investors from taking new risks._
   - _Reformers struggled against the moral climate of their time._

## Noun

3. A region of the earth, originally one of the bands lying between two parallels of latitude. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An old word for a part of the earth, at first one of the bands between two lines of latitude.

## Verb

4. To live or reside in a particular place. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To live or stay in a place.

## Origin

Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma), meaning 'latitude' (literally 'inclination'), became Latin clima, then Old French climat, and finally Middle English climat.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/climate (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).