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hu·mid·i·ty  audio  (hy-md-t) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Dampness, especially of the air.
  2. Relative humidity.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English humidite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hmidits, from Latin hmidus, humid ; see humid


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