English

Etymology
From Latin

Pronunciation
AHD|/'ar-&d/
audio|en-us-arid.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj-more-most
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1. Very dry.
2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
3. devoid|Devoid of value.

Quotations
1956 � w:Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 37
:Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

Translations
trans-top|very dry
Finnish: kuiva
French: aride
Indonesian: kering, kering kerontang, gersang, tandus
trans-mid
Portuguese: árido
trans-bottom

See also
semiarid

Anagrams
raid

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