midsummer
noun [U] /ˌmɪdˈsʌm.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
› the period in the middle of summer: I don't normally take my holiday in midsummer. a midsummer eveningThe seasons › the summer solstice, the day of the year on which it is light for the longest period of time (21 June in northern parts of the world, 22 December in southern parts of the world): It's midsummer sometime this week, isn't it?Days and times of day
(Definition of midsummer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- autumn noun
- autumnal adjective
- clock noun (TIME)
- fall noun (SEASON)
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- in the depth(s) of winter idiom
- Indian summer noun (WEATHER)
- monsoon noun
- rain noun
- season noun
- seasonal adjective
- seasonality noun
- seasonally adverb
- spring noun (SEASON)
- springtime noun
- summer noun
- summertime noun
- vernal adjective
- winter noun
- wintertime noun
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