midsummer
Americannoun
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the middle of summer.
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the summer solstice, around June 21.
noun
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the middle or height of the summer
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( as modifier )
a midsummer carnival
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another name for summer solstice
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Etymology
Origin of midsummer
before 900; Middle English, Old English midsumer. See mid 1, summer 1
Vocabulary lists containing midsummer
Example Sentences
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A softer print would support the idea that the midsummer spike has already passed through the system.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
Doncic’s midsummer U.S. tour was an effort to gently correct the record.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025
As late as midsummer, he was still running advertisements for the concert, which didn’t sell out until the waning days of July 1965.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025
In the midsummer transfer window, his first in charge, Kuntz got about giving the team that new look, adding five players including center back Maya Yoshida, now the team’s captain, and midfielder Edwin Cerrillo.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024
These days, the soil would thaw by midsummer, and Roz left behind a trail of deep footprints in the spongy, soggy ground.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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