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mid⋅sum⋅mer

  [mid-suhm-er, -suhm-]
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–noun
1. the middle of summer.
2. the summer solstice, around June 21.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE midsumer. See mid 1 , summer 1

Related forms:
mid⋅sum⋅mer⋅y, adjective
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mid·sum·mer   (mĭd'sŭm'ər)   
n.  

  1. The middle of the summer.

  2. The summer solstice, about June 21.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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