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prettygoodwordaestival - adj., of, pertaining to, or occurring in summer.
Thus, the habitual activity of desert-dwellers, aestivation -- the opposite of hibernation. First vowel either short or long e, the latter being the more common British pronunciation. Since Middle English, via French, from Latin aestīvālis, from aestās, summer.
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Thus, the habitual activity of desert-dwellers, aestivation -- the opposite of hibernation. First vowel either short or long e, the latter being the more common British pronunciation. Since Middle English, via French, from Latin aestīvālis, from aestās, summer.
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