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hi·ber·nal
(hī-bûr′nəl)adj.
Of or relating to winter.
[Latin hībernālis, from hībernus, wintry; see hibernaculum.]
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hibernal
(haɪˈbɜːnəl)adj
of or occurring in winter
[C17: from Latin hībernālis, from hiems winter]
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hi•ber•nal
(haɪˈbɜr nl)adj.
pertaining to winter; wintry.
[1620–30; < Latin hībernālis=hībern(us) wintry + -ālis -al1; akin to hiems winter]
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Adj. | 1. | hibernal - characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep" |
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