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Word entry · 11 letters

hibernation

Best crossword clue

"Winter sleep"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted abehiinnortStarts with HEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2I3B4E5R6N7A8T9I10O11N

Definitions

  1. the act of retiring into inactivity

Word origin

From Latin hībernātus, from hībernō, from hībernus (“wintry, of or pertaining to winter”).

Used in a sentence

  • The bears are in hibernation.
  • The bears come out of hibernation in March.

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