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[ suhm-er-tahym ] / ˈsʌm ərˌtaɪm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR summertime ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of summertimeFirst recorded in 1350–1400, summertime is from the Middle English word somertime.See summer1, time Words nearby summertimesummer squash, summer stock, summer-sweet, summer tanager, summer theater, summertime, summertree, summerweight, summerwood, summery, summing-up Definition for summertime (2 of 2)
nounChiefly British. daylight-saving time. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for summertimeThe 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 (1 of 2)
nounthe period or season of summer British Dictionary definitions for summertime (2 of 2)
nounBritish any daylight-saving time, esp British Summer Time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to summertimevacation, heat, midsummer, dog days, daylight savings time, summer solstice Cultural definitions for 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....” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |