midsummer
See also: Midsummer
English
Etymology
From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz, equivalent to mid- + summer. More at mid, summer.
Noun
midsummer (plural midsummers)
- The period around the summer solstice; about 21st June in the northern hemisphere.
- The first day of summer
- The middle of summer.
- Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.
- A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat
Synonyms
Translations
about 21st June
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The middle of summer
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Midsummer Day
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Adjective
midsummer (not comparable)
- Happening in the middle of summer.
Translations
happening in the middle of summer
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Derived terms
- Midsummer ale
- midsummer chafer
- midsummer daisy
- Midsummer Day, Midsummer's Day
- Midsummer Eve, midsummer eve, midsummer even
- midsummer games
- midsummer growth
- midsummerish
- midsummer madness
- midsummer men, midsummer-men
- midsummer moon
- Midsummer Night
- midsummer night's dream
- midsummer sights
- midsummer silver
- midsummery
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