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hibernation

hi·ber·na·tion

UK/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃn̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

2.

cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

3.

the act of retiring into inactivity

  • “he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years”

Origin

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

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