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pluvial

/ply.vjal/

adjective/ply.vjal/

pluvial, (relational) rain-

eaux pluvialesrainwater

Synonyms: ombrique, ombro-, pluvaire, pluvio-

Related: forêt pluviale, lac pluvial

Inherited from Middle French pluvial. In the sense of “rain, rainy” since the late 15th century. The liturgical use is older and stems from Old French pluvial (12th c.), a borrowing from Latin pluviālis.

noun, masculine/ply.vjal/plural: pluviaux

cope

Synonyms: chape

Inherited from Middle French pluvial. In the sense of “rain, rainy” since the late 15th century. The liturgical use is older and stems from Old French pluvial (12th c.), a borrowing from Latin pluviālis.