summer

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈsʌmə/]

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1. summer (noun) — sense 1

Definition: One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

Example: the heat of summer

2. summer (noun) — sense 2

Definition: year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.

Example: He was barely eighteen summers old.

3. summer (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime.

Example: O! craving heart, for the lost flowers
And sunshine of my summer hours!

4. summer (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.

Example: She had summered in England and France and Germany and Switzerland. She had wintered in Italy and Egypt and India and Spain.

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