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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pluvial /ˈpluːviəl/ chiefly Geology

▶adjective relating to or characterized by rainfall. ▶noun a period marked by increased rainfall.

– origin C17: from L. pluvialis, from pluvia ‘rain’.

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