Summer+solstice

  • 61summer — I sum•mer [[t]ˈsʌm ər[/t]] n. 1) astron. the warm season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the June solstice to the September equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the December solstice to the March equinox 2) hot …

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  • 62solstice — n. the summer; winter solstice * * * [ sɒlstɪs] winter solstice the summer …

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  • 63Indian summer — Summer Sum mer, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sam[=a] year. [root]292.] The season of the year in which the sun… …

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  • 64Saint Martin's summer — Summer Sum mer, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. & Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr. sam[=a] year. [root]292.] The season of the year in which the sun… …

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  • 65summer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last, this past (esp. AmE) ▪ the following, next, this, this coming ▪ early, late …

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  • 66summer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sumer, from Old English sumor; akin to Old High German & Old Norse sumer summer, Sanskrit samā year, season Date: before 12th century 1. the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere… …

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  • 67solstice — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin solstitium, from sol sun + stit , stes standing; akin to Latin stare to stand more at solar, stand Date: 13th century 1. either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial… …

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  • 68solstice — noun Solstice is used after these nouns: ↑summer, ↑winter …

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  • 69solstice — sol|stice [ˈsɔlstıs US ˈsa:l ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin solstitium, from sol sun + status, past participle of sistere to come to a stop ] the time when the sun is furthest north or south of the ↑equator the summer/winter… …

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  • 70Solstice Search —    The position of the sun over the Tropic of Capricorn and/or the Tropic of Cancer. This occurs the first of summer and winter …

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