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aes⋅ti⋅val

[es-tuh-vuhl, e-stahy- or, especially Brit., ee-stuh-, ee-stahy-]
–adjective
estival.
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aes·ti·val   (ěs'tə-vəl)   
adj.  Variant of estival.
es·ti·val also aes·ti·val   (ěs'tə-vəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or appearing in summer.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin aestīvālis, from aestīvus, from aestās, summer.]
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Main Entry:  aestival
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  pertaining to summer
Etymology:  Latin aestas 'summer'
Usage:  variant of estival
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