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subtemperate

American  
[suhb-tem-per-it] / sʌbˈtɛm pər ɪt /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.

subtemperate British  
/ sʌbˈtɛmpərɪt /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the colder temperate regions

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subtemperate Scientific  
/ sŭb-tĕm′pər-ĭt /

  1. Relating to the colder regions of the Temperate Zones.

Etymology

Origin of subtemperate

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + temperate

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Subtemperate, sub-tem′pėr-āt, adj. pertaining to the colder parts of the temperate zone.

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