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  1. noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.
  2. noun Adverse or destructive atmospheric conditions, such as high winds or heavy rain: encountered weather five miles out to sea.
  3. noun The unpleasant or destructive effects of such atmospheric conditions: protected the house from the weather.
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  • Thanks to his father, Brad's passion for the weather was already building like a thunderhead as he set foot on campus.
  • As beautiful as our weather is these days, we are in desperate need of a good wash down. —  WordPress.com News
  • If Nan lost her chance now she might not have another so good in weeks to come, for the weather was always uncertain and the holidays were short. —  The Governess
  • We sail, I believe, the day after, if the weather is at all favorable; so, if I have not another opportunity to pay my respects to you, you must allow me to say farewell now. —  The Settlers in Canada
  • Moreover, as Silawayo explained, even when the weather was at its highest stage of sultriness elsewhere, in the mountains the changes were sudden and great. —  The Sign of the Spider
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weather:   weathering
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English weder, wether, from Old English weder; see wē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also wether; with alteration of orig.d to th (as also in father, mother, prob. under Scandinavian influence; cf. Icelandic vedhr), from Middle English weder, wedir, from Anglo-Saxon weder, weather, wind, = Old Saxon wedar, weder = OFries. weder = Dutch weder, contracted weer = Old High German wetar, Middle High German weter, German wetter (cf. also German ge-witter, a storm) = Icelandic vedhr = Swedish väder, wind, air, weather, = Danish veir, weather, wind, air (not found in Gothic (Moesogothic)). Cf. Old Bulgarian vedro, good weather, redrŭ, bright, clear; cf. also Old Bulgarian vietrŭ, air, wind; akin to wind, from the root of Gothic (Moesogothic) waian, Sanskrit ✓ vā, blow: see wind.
  2. from Middle English wederen, from Anglo-Saxon wederian, wedrian, expose to the air, indicate the weather; cf. Anglo-Saxon wedrian = Swedish vädra, expose to the air, air, scent, smell, snuff the air, = Danish vejre, air, scent; from the noun.
 

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