Indian summer
Definition of Indian summer
1 : a period of warm or mild weather in late autumn or early winter
2 : a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something the crowning performance of the Indian summer of her career — Octavio Roca
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Examples of indian summer in a Sentence
She is in the Indian summer of her career.
1790
First Known Use of indian summer
1790
INDIAN SUMMER Defined for English Language Learners
Indian summer
Definition of Indian summer for English Language Learners
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: a period of warm weather in late autumn or early winter
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: a happy or pleasant period near the end of someone's life, career, etc.
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