Midsummer Definition

mĭdsŭmər
mid-summer
noun
The middle of the summer.
American Heritage
The time of the summer solstice, about June 21
Webster's New World

The first day of summer.

Wiktionary

Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.

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A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat.

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adjective
Of, in, or like midsummer.
Webster's New World
Happening in the middle of summer.
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pronoun

A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat.

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Other Word Forms of Midsummer

Noun

Singular:
midsummer
Plural:
midsummers

Origin of Midsummer

  • From Middle English, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer"), from Proto-Germanic *midjaz (“mid-"), *sumaraz (“summer"), equivalent to mid- +"Ž summer. More at mid, summer.

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Midsummer Sentence Examples

  • It was midsummer, and the day was very hot.

  • Starting at the extreme north, we have a simple period with a well-marked maximum at midwinter, and no auroras during several months at midsummer.

  • If sunlight and twilight were the sole cause of the apparent annual variation, the frequency would have a simple period, with a maximum at midwinter and a minimum at midsummer.

  • In the spring of 1313 Edward Bruce invested Stirling castle, the key of Scotland; on midsummer day he accepted a pact for the surrender of the place if not relieved within a year.

  • The best time of the year for felling timber is in midsummer or midwinter, when the sap of the tree is at rest; it is not desirable to cut timber in the spring or autumn.

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