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winter

win·ter

UK/ˈwɪntə/ US/ˈwɪntʰə/ common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

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verb

1.

spend the winter

  • “We wintered on the Riviera”

Origin

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vinter (“winter”), Faroese and Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

Phrases

  • Arab Winter
  • Arctic Winter Games
  • Austrian winter pea
  • beady-legged winter horse tick
  • buy straw hats in winter
  • Canella winterana
  • Chinese winter squash
  • crypto winter
  • Wintered Over Device

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