About The Word Hibernation
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Hibernation
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What's The Definition Of Hibernation?
[n] the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
[n] cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals [n] the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter Synonyms | Synonyms for Hibernation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hibernation: beauty sleep | beddy-bye | bedtime | blanket drill | bye-bye | dormancy | doze | dreamland | drowse | fitful sleep | immobility | inaction | inactiveness | inactivity | inertia | land of Nod | light sleep | lull | motionlessness | quiescence | repose | shut-eye | silken repose | sleep | sleepland | sleepwalking | slumber | slumberland | snoozle | somnambulism | somniloquy | somnus | suspension | unconsciousness | underactivity | winter sleep See Also | dormancy | quiescence | quiescency | retirement | torpidity | torpor Hibernation In Webster's Dictionary \Hi`ber*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. hibernation.]
The act or state of hibernating. --Evelyn.
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