summertime
noun
the summer season.
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“Summertime”
“Summertime”One of the best-known songs of George Gershwin; it comes from the opera Porgy and Bess and begins, “Summertime, and the living is easy….”
summertime
American
[suhm-er-tahym]
/ ˈsʌm ərˌtaɪm /
noun
summertime
British
/ ˈsʌməˌtaɪm /
noun
“Summertime”
Cultural
Etymology
Origin of summertime
First recorded in 1350–1400, summertime is from the Middle English word somertime. See summer 1, time
Example Sentences
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Speaking to the BBC in 2024, the Summertime Sadness hitmaker revealed she wrote her song 24, from her fourth album Honeymoon, for a film about the world's most famous spy.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Summertime is near, and airline ticket prices are jumping.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
In 2016, he apologised to fans after pulling out of a performance at the Capital Summertime Ball after being "haunted" by anxiety.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
Summertime means spending time in the sun, and protecting yourself from harmful UV rays.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
Summertime riots had become an annual event in America’s inner cities, starting with the Los Angeles Watts conflagration in 1965, and the climate in Durham that spring was particularly volatile.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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