Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The passing of a winter in a particular place; a wintering.
- noun obsolete The act of affording shelter in winter.
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- noun obsolete The passing of a
winter in a particular place; a wintering. - noun obsolete The act of affording shelter in winter.
Etymologies
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Latin hiematio.
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Examples
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I hope, however, to get home within this fortnight, and about the end of October to my hyemation in Dover Street.
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