NYT Dictionary

CLIME

/klaɪm/
NounVerbKLEYEMGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A particular region defined by its weather or climate.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “(zone of) latitude”, literally “inclination”), from κλίνω (klínō, “to slope, incline”). See also climate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

climateequatorlatitudelongitudemacroclimatemeridianmicroclimateparallelsubtropicstropic

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

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