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pluvial

  • /ˈplu.vi.əl/ US
  • /ˈpluː.vi.əl/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French pluvial, from Middle French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”).

adjective more pluvial · most pluvial

  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain.

    Similar: ombro-, pluvio-

  2. Occurring through the action of rain.

noun pluvials

  1. a rainy period

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adj pertaining to rain

Portuguêspluvial
Françaispluvial
Italianopluviale
Русскийплувиа́л pluviál

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"pluvial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pluvial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pluvial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pluvial

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"pluvial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pluvial.

BibTeX
@misc{pluvial_2026,
  title = {pluvial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pluvial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}