MEANING
A weather system with winds circulating around a high-pressure center.
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Words that belong together
- persistent anticyclone
- winter anticyclone
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A persistent anticyclone held the haze over the city.
Word forms
- Base
- anticyclone
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular anticyclone; plural anticyclones. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.
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