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subarid

American  
[suhb-ar-id] / sʌbˈær ɪd /

adjective

  1. moderately arid.

subarid British  
/ sʌbˈærɪd /

adjective

  1. receiving slightly more rainfall than arid regions; moderately dry

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subarid Scientific  
/ sŭb-ăr′ĭd /

  1. Somewhat arid; moderately dry.

Etymology

Origin of subarid

First recorded in 1910–15; sub- + arid

Example Sentences

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The Maya chronology and traditions indicate that this was probably at the same time when moister conditions apparently prevailed in the subarid or desert portions of the United States and Asia.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

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