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acclimature

acclimature noun: the act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.

Noun

acclimature (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
    • From this we must except the attack of fever, denominated acclimature or seasoning, to which they are usually subject in the first or second summer after their arrival.1823, Charles Caldwell, “Thoughts on the probable destiny of New Orleans”, in The Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences, volume 6, page 3

Origin of acclimature

From acclimate + -ure.

Questions about acclimature

What does acclimature mean?
Acclimature means the act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.
What part of speech is acclimature?
Acclimature is a noun.

Words near acclimature in the dictionary

  1. acclimatizes
  2. acclimatizing
  3. acclimator
  4. acclimators
  5. acclimatory
  6. acclimature
  7. acclinate
  8. acclivated
  9. acclive
  10. acclivities
  11. acclivitous

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