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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
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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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