hiemal

[ hahy-uh-muhl ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to winter; wintry.

Origin of hiemal

1
1550–60; <Latin hiemālis pertaining to winter, equivalent to hiem(s) winter (akin to Greek chiṓn snow, cheimṓn winter, Sanskrit hima cold, frost, snow) + -ālis-al1; see hibernal

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British Dictionary definitions for hiemal

hiemal

/ (ˈhaɪəməl) /


adjective
  1. a less common word for hibernal

Origin of hiemal

1
C16: from Latin hiems winter; see hibernate

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