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hibernal

[hahy-bur-nl]

adjective

of or pertaining to winter; wintry.

Origin:
1620–30; < Latin hībernālis, equivalent to hībern(us) wintry + -ālis -al¹; akin to hiems winter (see hiemal)

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hibernal (haɪˈbɜːn^əl)

—*adj*
	of or occurring in winter

[C17: from Latin hībernālis, from hiems winter]

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