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
Other Word Forms
- midsummery adjective
- premidsummer noun
Etymology
Origin of midsummer
before 900; Middle English, Old English midsumer. See mid 1, summer 1
Example Sentences
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She squinted against the burning midsummer late-afternoon sun that glinted in at a hard angle through the window.
From Literature
Instead of the floodwaters faced that past spring, the dried, midsummer dirt floor was so hard that even with many men working, the hole deepened only a few inches each hour.
From Literature
He says she was working on evicting her son before she left on a midsummer trip to Norway.
A softer print would support the idea that the midsummer spike has already passed through the system.
From Barron's
These days, the soil would thaw by midsummer, and Roz left behind a trail of deep footprints in the spongy, soggy ground.
From Literature
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