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winter
noun [C or U] /ˈwɪn.tər/
/-t̬ɚ/ Definition
A1 the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather is coldest: I think you tend to eat more in (the) winter. Last winter we went skiing. It's been a surprisingly mild winter. a winter/winter's day winter weather/snowThe seasons
(Definition of winter 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)
- midsummer noun
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- rain noun
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- seasonality noun
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- summer noun
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