midsummer
pronunciation
How to pronounce midsummer in British English:
UK [ˌmɪdˈsʌmə(r)]
How to pronounce midsummer in American English:
US [ˈmɪdˈsʌmɚ]
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- Noun:
- June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
Word Origin
- midsummer (n.)
- Old English midsumor, from mid + sumor "summer" (see summer (n.1)). Midsummer Day, as an English quarter-day, was June 24. Astronomically June 21, but traditionally reckoned in Europe on the night of June 23-24.
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Example
- 1. Eggs with dill are a traditional midsummer food .
- 2. A midsummer night 's dream by william shakespeare ( download pdf )
- 3. In the olympic stadium , you sat on a grassy bank under the searing heat of the midsummer sun . It was the same in the nearby hippodrome , where the equestrian events were held .
- 4. I was one of perhaps 20 privileged people in los glaciares national park this midsummer day to witness the spectacle .
- 5. By midsummer , the new members of parliament may set down what they call " the road to 163 " .