The state or quality of being extremely dry, especially of land or climate.
arid+ity
Shared component: arid · dry
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arid
dry
Related forms: arid · 2 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixes(of land or a climate) having little rainfall but not as dry as a true desert.
semi+arid
Shared component: arid · dry