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temperates

temperates noun: the region of the Earth characterized by temperate climate, spanning between the tropics and the polar regions. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of temperate.

Noun

the temperates pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, uncommon) The region of the Earth characterized by temperate climate, spanning between the tropics and the polar regions.

Also used as

temperates is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of temperate.

Questions about temperates

What does temperates mean?
Temperates means the region of the Earth characterized by temperate climate, spanning between the tropics and the polar regions.
What part of speech is temperates?
Temperates is a noun.

Words near temperates in the dictionary

  1. temperate zone
  2. temperate zones
  3. temperated
  4. temperately
  5. temperateness
  6. temperates
  7. temperating
  8. temperative
  9. temperatural
  10. temperature
  11. temperature coefficient

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