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/es"teuh veuhl, e stuy"-/ or, esp. Brit., /ee"steuh-, ee stuy"-/, adj.estival.
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AEstival — [AE]s ti*val, a. [L. aestivalis, aestivus, fr. aestas summer.] Of or belonging to the summer; as, [ae]stival diseases. [Spelt also {estival}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aestival — [es′tə vəl, es tī′vəl] adj. alt. sp. of ESTIVAL … English World dictionary
aestival — SYN: estival. * * * aestival, aestivate, aestivation var of ESTIVAL, ESTIVATE, ESTIVATION … Medical dictionary
aestival — adj. of or pertaining to the summer or the summer solstice; happening in the summer (also aestival) … English contemporary dictionary
aestival — variant of estival … New Collegiate Dictionary
aestival — adjective a) Of or relating to summer. b) Coming forth in the summer. Syn: summer, summery Ant: brumal, hibernal See Also: aestivate … Wiktionary
aestival — Synonyms and related words: arctic, autumn, autumnal, beryl green, berylline, blood hot, blood warm, blue green, bluish green, boreal, brumal, calid, canicular, chartreuse, chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, citrine, citrinous, emerald, equatorial … Moby Thesaurus
aestival — [ i:stɪv(ə)l, i: stʌɪv(ə)l, ɛ stʌɪv(ə)l] (US also estival) adjective technical belonging to or appearing in summer. Origin ME: from L. aestivalis, from aestivus, from aestus heat … English new terms dictionary
aestival — (L). Summer … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
aestival — aes·ti·val … English syllables
