Midsummer Eve
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noun Chiefly British.
the evening preceding Midsummer Day: formerly believed to be a time when witches and other supernatural beings caused widespread mischief.
Origin of Midsummer Eve
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Examples from the Web for midsummer eve
Historical Examples of midsummer eve
As I stood gazing around me I remembered it was Midsummer-eve.
Farthest NorthFridtjof Nansen
Midsummer-eve, when the days are longest and the nights shortest, was now come.
The Fairy BookDinah Maria Mulock (AKA Miss Mulock)
It was then one o'clock, and midsummer-eve, the very time that twelve years before John had gone down into the hill.
The Fairy BookDinah Maria Mulock (AKA Miss Mulock)