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favonian

[ fuh-voh-nee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the west wind.
  2. mild or favorable; propitious.


favonian

/ fəˈvəʊnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the west wind
  2. poetic.
    favourable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of favonian1

1650–60; < Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of favonian1

C17: from Latin Favōniānus

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