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Definition of Estival
1. Adjective. (rare) of or occurring in summer. "Estival winds"
Definition of Estival
1. a. Same as Æstival, Æstivate, etc.
Definition of Estival
1. Adjective. Of or relating to summer. ¹
2. Adjective. Coming forth in the summer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Estival
1. pertaining to summer [adj]
Medical Definition of Estival
1. Relating to or occurring in the summer. Synonym: aestival. Origin: L. Aestivus, summer (adj.) (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Estival
Literary usage of Estival
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland by Abraham Mills (1858)
"... of which is the description of a summer's day, which he calls the Day estival.
The various objects of external nature, characteristic of a Scottish ..."
2. Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge by C S Rafinesque (1833)
"Perennial estival, scape 1 or 2 feet, Illinois and Ohio. .•3. ... estival flower
deep blue. Stem 2 or 3 feet high nearly zigzag, leaves one inch broad. ..."
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