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Definition of estival in English:

estival

(also aestival)

Pronunciation /ˈestəvəl/ /ˈɛstəvəl/ /esˈtīvəl/ /ɛsˈtaɪvəl/

adjective

technical

  • Belonging to or appearing in summer.

    ‘It is the typical estival weather in Beijing.’

Origin

Late Middle English from Latin aestivalis, from aestivus, from aestus ‘heat’.

Pronunciation

estival

/ˈestəvəl/ /ˈɛstəvəl/ /esˈtīvəl/ /ɛsˈtaɪvəl/