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hiemal
[ hahy-uh-muhl ]
/ ˈhaɪ ə məl /
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adjective
of or relating to winter; wintry.
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Words nearby hiemal
hidy, hidy-hole, hie, hielamon, hieland, hiemal, hier-, hieracosphinx, hierarch, hierarchical, hierarchism
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British Dictionary definitions for hiemal
Word Origin for hiemal
C16: from Latin hiems winter; see hibernate
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