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Summer

SUH-mur

/ˈsʌmɜːr/

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summer

Dictionary meaning

The period of finest development, happiness, or beauty.

Examples

  • The golden summer of my life.
  • In the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox.

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