estival

[ es-tuh-vuhl, e-stahy-vuhl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining or appropriate to summer.

Origin of estival

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin aestīvālis, equivalent to Latin aestīv(us) “of or relating to summer” + -ālis -al1

Other words from estival

  • pre·es·ti·val, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for estival

estival

/ (iːˈstaɪvəl, ˈɛstɪ-) /


adjective
  1. the usual US spelling of aestival

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