Etesian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Etesian \E*te"sian\, a. [L. etesiae, pl., periodic winds, Gr. ?,
     fr. ? year: cf. F. ['e]t['e]sien.]
     Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow
     from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part,
     for an irregular period during July and August.
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