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Webster 1913 Edition


Boreal

Bo′re-al

,
Adj.
[L.
borealis
: cf. F.
boréal
. See
Boreas
.]
1.
Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind;
as, a
boreal
bird; a
boreal
blast
.
So from their own clear north in radiant streams,
Bright over Europe bursts the
boreal
morn.
Thomson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Boreal

BO'REAL

,
Adj.
[L. borealis. See Boreas.] Northern; pertaining to the north or the north wind.

Definition 2024


Boreal

Boreal

See also: boreal and boréal

English

Noun

Boreal (uncountable)

  1. (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Holocene epoch.

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boreal

boreal

See also: Boreal and boréal

English

Adjective

boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)

  1. Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boʀeˈaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

boreal (not comparable)

  1. boreal

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Portuguese

Adjective

boreal m, f (plural boreais, comparable)

  1. boreal (relating to the north)

Spanish

Adjective

boreal m, f (plural boreales)

  1. boreal, north, northern