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Definition summer in British English

summer noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˈsʌmə(r)/
1

the season between spring and autumn, when the weather is hottest

Example

He spent the summer in Paris.

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the long hot summer of 1976

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This room is cold even in summer.

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The fruit will ripen in late summer.

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1.1

relating to summer

Example

a warm summer evening

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our summer holiday

Example

The museum is open to visitors in the summer months.

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2

a year, especially of someone's age

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Definition summer in British English