meteorology
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Noun — The scientific study of the atmosphere, especially weather and how to forecast it.
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Etymology
This is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία (meteōrología), which came from μετέωρα (metéōra, "celestial phenomena"), itself formed as a noun from the neuter plural of μετέωρος (metéōros, "high in the sky"), plus -λογία (-logía, "study of"). On the surface, English meteor ("atmospheric phenomenon") comb...
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