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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hyemation

· Hy·e·ma·tion · IPA
01 n. The passing of a winter in a particular place; a wintering.
  1. 1.
    The passing of a winter in a particular place; a wintering.
  2. 2.
    The act of affording shelter in winter.[Obs.]