aestival
[ es-tuh-vuh l, e-stahy- or, esp. British, ee-stuh-, ee-stahy- ]
/ ˈɛs tə vəl, ɛˈstaɪ- or, esp. British, ˈi stə-, iˈstaɪ- /
adjective
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OTHER WORDS FROM aestival
pre·aes·ti·val, adjectiveWords nearby aestival
aesthetically, aesthetician, aestheticism, aestheticize, aesthetics, aestival, aestivate, aestivation, aet., aetatis suae, aethalium
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British Dictionary definitions for aestival
aestival
US estival
/ (iːˈstaɪvəl, ˈɛstɪ-) /
adjective rare
of or occurring in summer
Word Origin for aestival
C14: from French, from Late Latin aestīvālis, from Latin aestās summer
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