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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The continuous process by which water is circulated throughout the earth and the atmosphere through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and the transpiration of plants and animals.

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  • noun The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow

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