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hiemal

[hahy-uh-muh l]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to winter; wintry.
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Origin of hiemal

1550–60; < Latin hiemālis pertaining to winter, equivalent to hiem(s) winter (akin to Greek chiṓn snow, cheimṓn winter, Sanskrit hima cold, frost, snow) + -ālis -al1; see hibernal
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Related Words for hiemal

desolate, frozen, freezing, chilly, icy, frigid, bleak, frosty, wintry, crisp, snowy, brisk, raw, cool, bitter, intense, chilled, arctic, keen, cutting
British Dictionary definitions for hiemal

hiemal

adjective
  1. a less common word for hibernal
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Word Origin for hiemal

C16: from Latin hiems winter; see hibernate
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Word Origin and History for hiemal

adj.

"pertaining to winter," 1550s, from Latin hiems "winter" (see hibernation).

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