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| sum·mer [ súmmər ] |
noun (plural sum·mers) |
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1. warmest season: the warmest season of the year, falling between spring and autumn. It runs from June to August in the northern hemisphere and from December to February in the southern hemisphere.
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2. warm weather: the warm weather associated with the summer season
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3. period of great happiness: a period of greatest happiness, success, or fulfillment in the life of somebody or something
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4. year: a year, especially of somebody's age
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literary
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  a man of 70 summers
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verb (past and past participle sum·mered, present participle sum·mer·ing, 3rd person present singular sum·mers) |
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1. intransitive verb spend summer: to spend the summer
They summer at the lake.
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2. transitive verb pasture animals for summer: to keep cattle or other animals on a designated pasture during the summer
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| [ Old English sumor, sumer< Germanic] |
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| sum·mer·y adjective |
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