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summertime

sum·mer·time

US/ˈsʌmɜrˌtaɪm/ uncommon

noun

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the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

  • “they spent a lazy summer at the shore”
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From Middle English somertime, equivalent to summer + time. Compare Dutch zomertijd (“summertime”), German Sommerzeit (“summertime”), Danish sommertiden (“summertime”), Swedish sommartid (“summertime”). Compare summertide.

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