Meaning & use
Monsoons
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Seasonal winds that bring heavy rainfall to a region, especially in South and Southeast Asia.
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Farmers eagerly awaited the monsoons to irrigate their rice paddies.
Flooding is common across the region during the summer monsoons.
A note on using this word
From the Arabic 'mawsim,' meaning 'season,' reflecting the wind pattern's strong seasonal reversal.
Words with a similar meaning
rainy seasons
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Words with an opposite meaning
dry seasons
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