| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·id |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   r  d |
| 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 r re, to be dry. See as- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·ridi·ty ( -rd-t) , arid·ness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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