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/sub tawr"id, -tor"-/, adj.subtropical (def. 2).[1850-55; SUB- + TORRID]
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Subtorrid — Sub*tor rid, a. Nearly torrid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtorrid — sub·torrid … English syllables
subtorrid — sub•tor•rid [[t]sʌbˈtɔr ɪd, ˈtɒr [/t]] adj. geo mer subtropical 2) • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
subtorrid — “+ adjective Etymology: sub + torrid : subtropical * * * /sub tawr id, tor /, adj. subtropical (def. 2). [1850 55; SUB + TORRID] * * * subtorˈrid (↑torrid) adj(4) • • • … Useful english dictionary
subtropical — /sub trop i keuhl/, adj. 1. bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical. 2. pertaining to or occurring in a region between tropical and temperate; subtorrid; semitropical. n. 3. a subtropical plant. [1835 45; SUB + TROPICAL] * * * … Universalium
subtropical — sub•trop•i•cal [[t]sʌbˈtrɒp ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) geo mer bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical 2) geo mer pertaining to or occurring in a region between tropical and temperate; subtorrid; semitropical • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
