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hibernacle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hi-ber-na-cle
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A winter retreat; winter quarters.

noun

A place where an animal hibernates.

Etymology

From Latin hībernācula, plural of hībernāculum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hībernācula

Inflected Forms

hibernacles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hibernaculum

Synonyms

hibernaculum

Questions

What does hibernacle mean?
A winter retreat; winter quarters.
Where does hibernacle come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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