Main Entry:

¹sum·mer

Pronunciation:

\ˈsə-mər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English sumer, from Old English sumor; akin to Old High German & Old Norse sumer summer, Sanskrit samā year, season

Date:

before 12th century

1 : the season between spring and autumn comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of June, July, and August or as reckoned astronomically extending from the June solstice to the September equinox 2 : the warmer half of the year 3 : year <a girl of seventeen summers> 4 : a period of maturing powers

— sum·mer·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective