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According to http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=monsoon, it's also the rain that accompanies the wind, so 2 answers above are correct.
According to your link:
1. the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
2. (in India and nearby lands) the season during which the southwest monsoon blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.
3. any wind that changes directions with the seasons.
4. any persistent wind established between water and adjoining land.Maybe the question was hard because one would culturally associate the monsoon with the rain. But the rain clouds have to get there somehow, and the do so seasonally, with the wind.
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mon·soon (mŏn-sōōn') Pronunciation Key
n.1. A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.
2.
1. A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.
2. The rain that accompanies this wind.That's the second definition from the link I sent.
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