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arid
 
SYLLABICATION:ar·id
PRONUNCIATION:  rd
ADJECTIVE:1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants: an arid climate. 2. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull: a technically perfect but arid musical performance.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin ridus, from rre, to be dry. See as- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:a·ridi·ty (-rd-t) , arid·ness —NOUN
 
 
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