Midsummer

//mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point wordnet
  3. 3
    The first day of summer. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The middle of summer. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Midsummer Day, the English quarter day. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat. countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring in the middle of summer. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Midsummer Day.

Synonyms

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summer solsticesummer solsticeaestivalarcticautumnboreal

Example

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"The climate of this town is so mild that the thermometer seldom rises to thirty degrees, even in midsummer."

Etymology

From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”), equivalent to mid- + summer. Cognate with West Frisian midsimmer (“midsummer”), Dutch midzomer (“midsummer”), German Mittsommer (“midsummer”), Danish midsommer (“midsummer”), Swedish midsommar (“midsummer”), Icelandic miðsumar (“midsummer”).

Related phrases

Central European Midsummer TimeMidsummer DayMidsummer EveMidsummer NightMidsummer aleMidsummer's DayMidsummer's Evemidsummer chafermidsummer daisymidsummer evenmidsummer gamesmidsummer growth

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