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Word of the Day - Meltemi

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meltemi
(also meltemi wind)

/mɛlˈtɛmi/
noun
A dry north-westerly wind which blows during the summer in the eastern Mediterranean.

Origin
From modern Greek meltémi, Turkish meltem.

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Bob dreamed of enjoying a meltemi wind, though all he got was the constant flow off the Pacific. He lives in southern California. Too bad.

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