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noun
A deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall).
synonyms: aridity, thirstiness.
is a specific kind of: dryness, waterlessness, xerotes.
derivation: arid, waterless | thirsty.
Dutch: dorheid, droogheid
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