DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
hibernation
/,haɪbɝr'neɪʃʌn/
Hibernation has 4 syllables: hi · ber · na · tion.
hi
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ber
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na
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tion
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noun. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals.
noun. The act of retiring into inactivity.
noun. The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter.
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