bru·mal (br
m
l)
adj.
Of, relating to, or occurring in winter.
[Latin br
m
lis, from brma, winter, from *brevima (di
s), the shortest (day) or winter solstice, archaic superlative of brevis, short; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]
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