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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

熱波

Pronunciation / Transliteration: neppa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heatwave/ˈhiːtˌweɪv/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"熱波が多くの人々に影響を与えました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity.

    "The heatwave caused many people to seek refuge in air-conditioned buildings."
  2. 2

    A period of unusually high temperatures that can have significant impacts on health and the environment.

    "During the summer heatwave, many cities recorded their highest temperatures in decades."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The compound noun 'heatwave' first emerged in the late 19th century, combining the Old English root 'hǣte' (meaning warmth or high temperature) with 'wave' (from Old English 'wāg'), originally used in meteorological contexts to describe a sweeping surge of unusually hot weather.

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