aestival

American

[es-tuh-vuhl, e-stahy-, ee-stuh-, ee-stahy-] / ˈɛs tə vəl, ɛˈstaɪ-, ˈi stə-, iˈstaɪ- /

adjective

estival.

aestival British

/ ˈɛstɪ-, iːˈstaɪvəl /

adjective

of or occurring in summer

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Other Word Forms

preaestival adjective

Etymology

Origin of aestival

C14: from French, from Late Latin aestīvālis, from Latin aestās summer

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However Seb Sanders has always ridden this track well and I expect to see him have Aestival up towards the front from the start in a bid to make the most of his stamina.

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