midsummer

noun (midsummer — uncountable); adjective (midsummer)

«midsummer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Midsummer is the middle of summer, around the longest day of the year. tree →
Midsummer Day or Midsummer's Eve is a traditional festival at that time, especially in northern Europe. tree →

In the lessons

In science, the summer solstice has the most daylight. In literature, «A Midsummer Night's Dream» is a play with fairies. In Sweden people dance round a maypole at Midsummer; in Australia and NZ midsummer falls around Christmas.

Examples

At midsummer it stays light until very late. tree →
We had a picnic on midsummer's evening. tree →
In Sweden people dance at Midsummer. tree →
In Australia midsummer comes around Christmas. tree →
Stonehenge lines up with the sunrise at midsummer. tree →
The fairies came out on Midsummer's Eve. tree →
The spring passed, and it was the eve of St. John, or Midsummer Day. tree →

Note

Opposite: midwinter. The longest day is in different months in the northern and southern hemispheres.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «midsummer» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«midsummer» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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