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Definition of Brumal
1. Adjective. Characteristic of or relating to winter. "Bears in brumal sleep"
Definition of Brumal
1. a. Of or pertaining to winter.
Definition of Brumal
1. Adjective. belonging to winter; winter-like ¹
2. Adjective. characteristic or related to winter ¹
3. Adjective. occurring in winter ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brumal
1. wintry [adj] - See also: wintry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brumal
Literary usage of Brumal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oratorical Dictionary by John Newland Maffitt (1835)
"WESTERLY, adj. Being towards the west; tending or going westward, adj. western,
westward. WIN'TERY. adj. Suitable winter; brumal ..."
2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1857)
"One of the reasons given for disbelieving in the brumal retreat of the swallow is
... It should be borne in mind, that no believer in the brumal retreat (at ..."
3. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men by William Hone (1841)
"The brumal season begins about the Conception. It is to be observed, however,
that many plants said to belong to one season, from first flowering in it ..."
4. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1834)
"In the brumal quarter of 1827-28, the mean temperature was 40-108190, which was
very much above the average; and the extremes were 56° and 15'50°. ..."
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