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
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Etymology
Origin of midsummer
before 900; Middle English, Old English midsumer. See mid 1, summer 1
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But by midsummer, her parents were insisting that it was time for them to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Oil prices rose around $15 a barrel to the low $80s after the U.S. and Iran resumed hostilities in midsummer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Oliver announced his guest appearance on the June 28 episode of “Last Week Tonight,” the final episode before the show’s midsummer hiatus.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
"I got my pencil and ruler, and I joined them up, and I was aware that they were kind of pointing in the general direction of the sunrise on midsummer," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
My little sister, Deborah, and I were lying in bed, closing our eyes, trying to fall asleep in the midsummer heat.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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