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rain year

rain year noun: a twelve-month period in which total rainfall is measured, extending from one year's dry season to the next.

Noun

rain year (plural rain years)

  1. A twelve-month period in which total rainfall is measured, extending from one year's dry season to the next.

Forms of rain year

pluralrain years

Questions about rain year

What does rain year mean?
Rain year means a twelve-month period in which total rainfall is measured, extending from one year's dry season to the next.
What part of speech is rain year?
Rain year is a noun.
What is the plural of rain year?
The plural of rain year is rain years.

Words near rain year in the dictionary

  1. rain tree
  2. rain trees
  3. rain truck
  4. rain trucks
  5. rain water
  6. rain year
  7. rain years
  8. rain-barrel
  9. rain-barrels
  10. rain-check
  11. rain-checked

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