summer

  • 31summer — sum|mer1 W1S1 [ˈsʌmə US ər] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: sumor] 1.) the time of the year when the sun is hottest and the days are longest, between spring and autumn ▪ the long hot summer of 1976 ▪ The children play on the beach during the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32summer — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the warmest season of the year, in the N. hemisphere from June to August and in the S. hemisphere from December to February. 2 Astron. the period from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox. 3 the hot weather typical of… …

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  • 33summer — sum|mer [ sʌmər ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the season between spring and fall, when the weather is hottest: He spent the summer in Paris. the summer of 1973 in summer: This room is cold even in summer. early/late summer: The fruit will… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34summer — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the time of the year when the sun is hottest and the days are longest, between spring and autumn: Are you going on vacation this summer? | the summer of 1940 | be summer: I m so glad it s summer! | summer clothes/sports etc (=used …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35summer */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmə(r)] / US [ˈsʌmər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms summer : singular summer plural summers 1) a) the season between spring and autumn, when the weather is hottest He spent the summer in Paris. the long hot summer of 1976 in… …

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  • 36summer — {{11}}summer (1) hot season of the year, O.E. sumor, from P.Gmc. *sumur (Cf. O.S., O.N., O.H.G. sumar, O.Fris. sumur, M.Du. somer, Du. zomer, Ger. Sommer), from PIE root *sem (Cf. Skt. sama season, half year, Avestan hama …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 37Summer — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Summer est un mot anglais, nom commun qui signifie été. C est aussi un nom propre, qui peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Artistes …

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  • 38summer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last, this past (esp. AmE) ▪ the following, next, this, this coming ▪ early, late …

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  • 39summer — 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40summer — 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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