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hydrometeor
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hydrometeor, n. [Hydro-, 1 + meteor.].
A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor of water; -- in the pl. , a general term for the whole aqueous phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, etc. Nichol. [1913 Webster]
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