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climactic
climate
climate change
climate control
climate feedback
climate lag
climatic
climatic zone
climatology
climax
climb
climb down
climb-down
climb into
climb-out
climb out of
climber
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climatology
cli·ma·tol·o·gy [ klmə tólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of climates: the scientific study of climates

cli·ma·to·log·ic [ klmətə lójjik ] adjective
cli·ma·to·log·i·cal adjective
cli·ma·to·log·i·cal·ly adverb
cli·ma·tol·o·gist [ klmə tólləjist ] noun
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