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midsummer

[ mid-suhm-er, -suhm- ]
/ ˈmÉŖdˈsʌm 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

midĀ·sumĀ·merĀ·y, adjectivepreĀ·midĀ·sumĀ·mer, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for midsummer

midsummer
/ (ˈmÉŖdˈsʌmə) /

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