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es⋅ti⋅val

  [es-tuh-vuhl, e-stahy-vuhl]
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–adjective
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL aestīvālis, equiv. to L aestīv(us) of or relating to summer + -ālis -al 1
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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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Estival

Es"ti*val\, a., Estivate \Es"ti*vate\, v. i.,
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Language Translation for : estival
Spanish: pleno verano,
German: der Hochsommer,
Japanese: 真夏
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Main Entry: es·ti·val
Variant: or aes·ti·val /'es-t&-v&l/
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, oroccurring in the summer
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estival es·ti·val (ěs'tə-vəl)
adj.
Relating to or occurring in the summer.

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