rainfall

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

Etymology

From rain + fall.

In classic literature

Synonyms

rain

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
precipitation
Narrower (hyponyms)
monsoon, downpour, shower, drizzle, rainstorm

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