Summer+solstice

  • 41summer — summer1 [sum′ər] n. [ME sumer < OE sumor, akin to Ger sommer < IE base * sem , summertime > Sans sámā, half year, season] 1. the warmest season of the year: in the North Temperate Zone, generally regarded as including the months of June …

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  • 42summer — [n] hot season of the year daylight savings time*, dog days*, heat, midsummer, picnic days*, riot time*, summer solstice, summertide, summertime, sunny season, vacation; concept 814 Ant. winter …

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  • 43Solstice — For other uses, see Solstice (disambiguation). UTC date and time of solstices and equinoxes[1] year Equinox Mar Solstice June Equinox Sept Solstice Dec day time day time day time day time 2004 20 …

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  • 44Solstice Cyclists — The Solstice Cyclists (also known as The Painted [Naked] Cyclists of the Solstice Parade, or The Painted Cyclists) is an artistic, non political, clothing optional bike ride celebrating the spirit of the Summer Solstice, and which constitutes an… …

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  • 45solstice — /sol stis, sohl /, n. 1. Astron. a. either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when …

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  • 46summer — summer1 summerless, adj. /sum euhr/, n. 1. the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. 2. the… …

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  • 47summer — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the warmest season of the year, in the N. hemisphere from June to August and in the S. hemisphere from December to February. 2 Astron. the period from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox. 3 the hot weather typical of… …

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  • 48Solstice —   The two times of the year when the sun is apparently farthest north and south of the earth s equator; usually occurring on or around June 21 (summer solstice in northern hemisphere, winter solstice for southern hemisphere) and December 21… …

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  • 49solstice —   n. point or time when sun is furthest from Equator.    ♦ summer solstice, such time in summer in Northern latitudes. (about June 22).    ♦ winter solstice, such time in winter (about Dec. 22).    ♦ solstitial, a …

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  • 50solstice — UK [ˈsɒlstɪs] / US [ˈsɑlstɪs] noun [countable] Word forms solstice : singular solstice plural solstices a) summer solstice b) winter solstice …

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