midsummer

noun

mid·​sum·​mer ˈmid-ˈsə-mər How to pronounce midsummer (audio)
-ˌsə-
1
: the middle of summer
2
: the summer solstice
midsummer adjective

Examples of midsummer in a Sentence

The new product should be in stores by midsummer.
Recent Examples on the Web By contrast, China appears to have spent around $15 billion a month since midsummer to stabilize its currency, according to central bank data. Joy Dong, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023 However, since midsummer here the magma system that fuels the molten pots of nearby Fagradalsfjall and Litli-Hrútur volcanoes, 12 kilometers to the east, has bubbled and quaked. IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2023 The resulting arrangements in this chapter echo wild meadows in midsummer bloom, with arrangements of Sweet Annie, artemisia, twisted blackberry vines, wild grasses, Lady’s Bedstraw, and Queen Anne’s Lace. Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024 Baltimore’s Camden Yards is considered the favorite to land the 2016 midsummer classic, with Nationals Park, which opened four years before Marlins Park, as a possible 2017 location. Manny Navarro, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Pruning Don’t prune the plant after the bloom; instead, let the mottled, deep-green foliage die back on its own in midsummer. Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024 Whereas a half-dozen bass in midsummer would be disappointing, Caleb and I were excited to put a handful of nice fish in the boat. Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 By midsummer, more than a year after the fire had ripped through the mountains of northern New Mexico, the claims office had paid less than 1% of the total allocated. Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 19 Jan. 2024 The mesh design, when coupled with the rainfly and good staking, will stand up to storms and not roast you when camping in the midsummer heat. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of midsummer was before the 12th century

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“Midsummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsummer. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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midsummer

noun
mid·​sum·​mer ˈmid-ˈsəm-ər How to pronounce midsummer (audio)
1
: the middle of summer
2
: the summer solstice

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