midsummer

[ mid-suhm-er, -suhm- ]

/ ˈmɪdˈsʌm ər, -ˌsʌm- /

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noun

the middle of summer.

the summer solstice, around June 21.

Nearby words

midshipman, midships, midsole, midst, midstream, midsummer, midsummer day, midsummer eve, midsummer madness, midsummer night's dream, a, midsummer's day

Origin of midsummer

before 900; Middle English, Old English midsumer. See mid¹, summer¹

Related forms

mid·sum·mer·y, adjectivepre·mid·sum·mer, noun, adjective

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Examples from the Web for midsummer

Around them, Kansas City glowed in the midsummer dusk; ahead of them glimmered the future.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The midnight sun makes the crime low and the people cheerful from midsummer until the first days of autumn.
The Ugly Side of Sweden|Janine di Giovanni|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Midsummer's Day is an appropriately Game of Thrones-ish date for a birthday, and Prince William turns 31 today.
Prince William Turns 31 Today|Tom Sykes|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Up hill and down dale, through the riches of midsummer, the route chosen wound.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

Then the blackness fell once more; and a thin peal of midsummer thunder rolled over the unseen tree-tops.
The Watchers of the Trails|Charles G. D. Roberts
We seem just to have struck the peak of the midsummer U-boat campaign.
Sea-Hounds|Lewis R. Freeman
A midsummer morning after a night of rain—and yet, no bird, no hopeful greenery, no sense of the upward yearning Earth-Soul!
The River and I|John G. Neihardt
The change from oven-like Colombo in midsummer to the air of this invigorating region is truly delightful.
The Pearl of India|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for midsummer

midsummer

/ (ˈmɪdˈsʌmə) /

noun

the middle or height of the summer
(as modifier)a midsummer carnival

another name for summer solstice

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