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Estival's opposite
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hibernal
Word definitions for hibernal in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. characteristic of or relating to winter; "bears in brumal sleep" [syn: brumal , hiemal ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from Latin hibernalis "wintry," from hibernus "of winter," from hiems "winter" (see hibernation ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hibernal is a variety of white wine grape of the species Vitis vinifera which was developed in 1944, by Heinrich Birk at the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute . The variety is a genetic crossbreed of the Seibel 7053 and Riesling clone 239 grape varieties. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hibernal \Hi*ber"nal\, a. [L. hibernalis, from the root of hiems winter; akin to Gr. ? snow, Skr. hima cold, winter, snow: cf. F. hibernal.] Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish. --Sir T. Browne.
Usage examples of hibernal.
That swift current shone bright and cold under the hibernal sun, and all down its length stood the lodges of his clan which, he thought, might likely all be slain by the Breakers if cautious Tahdase and wary Isten failed to act.