summertime

[ suhm-er-tahym ]

/ ˈsʌm ərˌtaɪm /

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noun

the summer season.

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summerize, summerlike, summerly, summersault, summerset, summertime, summertree, summerweight, summerwood, summery, summing-up

Origin of summertime

First recorded in 1350–1400, summertime is from the Middle English word somertime. See summer¹, time

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The summertime staple is also a good source of potassium, vitamin A and vitamin C. 2.
10 Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water)|DailyBurn|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What do we remember more fondly: Fantasia torching a rendition of “Summertime?”
Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr. Will Save ‘American Idol’|Kevin Fallon|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For whatever reason, summertime in New York is when all the ghosts of hip-hop past come out of the woodwork.
Where Have All the Fat Rappers Gone? Or, How Hip-Hop Lost All the Weight.|Emilia Petrarca|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is whimsical and smart storytelling, perfect for summertime or any time.
Deborah Harkness’s Book Bag: Five Otherworldly Reads|Deborah Harkness|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Watch as the award winning performer belts out an operatic rendition of the classic “Summertime.”
2012 Tony Nominations Revealed: ‘Once,’ “Salesman,’ ‘Wit,’ ‘Starcatcher,’ and More|Brittany Jones-Cooper|May 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, this north shore seemed to all the party rather bleak even in summertime, and the quality of the sunshine thin.
Their Pilgrimage|Charles Dudley Warner
In the Alps the upper slopes and summits stand in eternal desolation, without life even in summertime.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills
Early in the afternoon the cows must be again milked, and the cans of milk must in summertime be set in spring water for cooling.
Village Improvements and Farm Villages|George E. Waring
Scouts from “up ter camp” were familiar sights at Catskill, and they overran the village in the summertime.
Tom Slade on Mystery Trail|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
When summertime is come, I have thinks I will put them in the brook with some more to make the brook have more wideness.
The Story of Opal|Opal Whiteley

British Dictionary definitions for summertime

summertime

/ (ˈsʌməˌtaɪm) /

noun

the period or season of summer

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“Summertime”

One of the best-known songs of George Gershwin; it comes from the opera Porgy and Bess and begins, “Summertime, and the living is easy....”

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