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Moderatesummer
The correct spelling is summer.
How to pronounce summer
/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Sum-mer
The correct spelling is summer. One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regard… For example: "the heat of summer"
Usage Examples
“the heat of summer”
“He was barely eighteen summers old.”
“We like to summer in the Mediterranean.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 2.Year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one.
- 3.Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
- 4.A pack-horse.
- 5.A horizontal beam supporting a building.
verb
- 1.To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.
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