etesian

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The etesian winds, too, had set in, which made it difficult for his heavy vessels to work out of the harbor.

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  1. adjective Occurring annually. Used of the prevailing northerly summer winds of the Mediterranean.

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  1. From Latin etēsius, from Greek etēsios, from etos, year; see wet-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French étésiens, plural, = Spanish Portuguese Italian etesio (Italian more common etesie, plural), from Latin etesius, from Greek ἐτήσιος, lasting a year, recurring yearly, annual, from ἐτος, a year, orig. #567έτος = Latin vetus, old: see veteran.
 

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