acclimature

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noun

The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.

OriginEnglish acclimate ← French acclimater →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounacclimature (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.

    From this we must except the attack of fever, denominated acclimature or seasoning, to which they are usually subject in the first or second summer after their arrival.

    1823, Charles Caldwell, “Thoughts on the probable destiny of New Orleans”, in The Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences, volume 6, page 3

Origin

  1. Frenchacclimater
  2. Englishacclimate
  3. Englishacclimature

From acclimate + -ure.

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Translations

German Akklimatisierung
  • Akklimatisierungact of acclimating
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APA

acclimature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimature

MLA

“acclimature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimature. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acclimature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclimature.

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