brumal
pronunciation
How to pronounce brumal in British English:
UK [b'rʌml]
How to pronounce brumal in American English:
US [b'rʌml]
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- Adjective:
- characteristic of or relating to winter
Word Origin
- brumal (adj.)
- "belonging to winter," 1510s, from Latin brumalis, from bruma "winter" (see brume). The Latin word also is the ultimate source of Brumaire, second month (Oct. 22-Nov. 20) in calendar of the French Republic, literally "the foggy month," coined 1793 by Fabre d'Eglantine from French brume "fog" (see brume).
Example
- 1. The brumal air lets the cold that tears on the cheek change .
- 2. Effects of simple controlled atmosphere on the contents of ethanol and organic acids and the activity of related enzymes of " brumal jujube "