midsummer
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ər, -ˌsʌm- noun
1.
the middle of summer.
2.
the summer solstice, around June 21.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. the middle or height of the summer |
| b. (as modifier): a midsummer carnival | |
| 2. | another name for summer solstice |
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Word Origin & History
midsummer
O.E. midsumor, from mid "mid" + sumor "summer." Midsummer Day, as an English quarter-day, was June 24. Astronomically June 21, but traditionally reckoned in Europe on the night of June 23-24.
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Example sentences
Most trees that have dropped leaves prematurely usually produce new shoots and leaves by midsummer.
Ammonia concentrations were highest in midsummer and winter and lowest in spring.
They were taken at night by midsummer light, with a large-format camera and exposures of up to several minutes.
Midwinter, rather than midsummer, is more likely to be a time of settled weather.
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