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Definition of dry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dry

noun
 
/draɪ/
 
/draɪ/
the dry
[singular]
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  1. a dry place
    • You must be so wet! Come into the dry.
    opposite the wet
  2. (especially Australian English) the dry season
    • The dry had started and the grass was turning yellow.
    3. Word OriginOld English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.
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