midsummer

[ mid-suhm-er, -suhm- ]
/ ˈmɪdˈsʌm ər, -ˌsʌm- /
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noun

the middle of summer.
the summer solstice, around June 21.

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Origin of midsummer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM midsummer

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

Words nearby midsummer

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

vacation, summertime, heat

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British Dictionary definitions for midsummer

midsummer
/ (ˈmɪdˈsʌmə) /

noun

  1. the middle or height of the summer
  2. (as modifier)a midsummer carnival
another name for summer solstice
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