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rainfall
(rain|fall)
Pronunciation:
/ˈreɪnfɔːl/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the fall of rain:
wildebeest sense distant rainfall
[
count noun
]
:
the absorption of further supplies from rainfalls
the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time:
low rainfall
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