sum⋅mer
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 /ˈsʌm
ər/
Show Spelled Pronunciation [suhm-er] –noun 1. the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox. 2. the period comprising the months of June, July, and August in the U.S., and from the middle of May to the middle of August in Great Britain. 3. a period of hot, usually sunny weather: We had no real summer last year. 4. the hotter half of the year (opposed to
winter ): They spend the summers in New Hampshire and the winters in Florida. 5. the period of finest development, perfection, or beauty previous to any decline: the summer of life. 6. a whole year as represented by this season: a girl of fifteen summers.