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estivation

noun
es路​ti路​va路​tion | \ 藢e-st蓹-藞v膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce estivation (audio) \
variants: or less commonly aestivation

Definition of estivation

: the state of one that estivates

First Known Use of estivation

1625, in the meaning defined above

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estivation

noun
es路​ti路​va路​tion
variants: or aestivation \ 藢es-​t蓹-​藞v膩-​sh蓹n How to pronounce aestivation (audio) \

Medical Definition of estivation

: the state of one that estivates

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