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BOREAL

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comprising or throughout far northern regions

Synonyms:

boreal; circumboreal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

northern (situated in or coming from regions of the north)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Toward or located in the north

Example:

the boreal signs of the Zodiac

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

north (the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

north wind (a wind that blows from the north)

Derivation:

boreas (a wind that blows from the north)

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