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[ mid-suhm-er, -suhm- ] / ˈmɪdˈsʌm ər, -ˌsʌm- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR midsummer ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe middle of summer. the summer solstice, around June 21. Origin of midsummerbefore 900; Middle English, Old English midsumer.See mid1, summer1 OTHER WORDS FROM midsummermid·sum·mer·y, adjectivepre·mid·sum·mer, noun, adjectiveWords nearby midsummermidships, mid-size, midsole, midst, midstream, midsummer, Midsummer Day, Midsummer Eve, midsummer madness, midsummer-men, Midsummer's Day Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for midsummerAround them, Kansas City glowed in the midsummer dusk; ahead of them glimmered the future. Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The midnight sun makes the crime low and the people cheerful from midsummer until the first days of autumn. The Ugly Side of Sweden|Janine di Giovanni|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Midsummer's Day is an appropriately Game of Thrones-ish date for a birthday, and Prince William turns 31 today. Prince William Turns 31 Today|Tom Sykes|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Up hill and down dale, through the riches of midsummer, the route chosen wound. The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Then the blackness fell once more; and a thin peal of midsummer thunder rolled over the unseen tree-tops. The Watchers of the Trails|Charles G. D. Roberts We seem just to have struck the peak of the midsummer U-boat campaign. Sea-Hounds|Lewis R. Freeman A midsummer morning after a night of rain—and yet, no bird, no hopeful greenery, no sense of the upward yearning Earth-Soul! The River and I|John G. Neihardt The change from oven-like Colombo in midsummer to the air of this invigorating region is truly delightful. The Pearl of India|Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for midsummer
noun- the middle or height of the summer
- (as modifier)a midsummer carnival
another name for summer solstice 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 midsummervacation, summertime, heat, dog days, daylight savings time, summer solstice |