DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
aestivation
/,ɛstɪ'veɪʃən/ · ɛstɪveɪʃən
Aestivation has 4 syllables: aes · ti · va · tion.
aes
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ti
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va
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tion
04
noun. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period.
noun. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens.
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