summer
/ˈsə mər/
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Definition(s):
- (n) the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
- (n) the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
- (v) spend the summer
Usage(s):
- In this week's poll, we want to know what summer songs are your favorites.
- Giving children some summer privacy and freedom takes nerve, and not just because this is also precious time to be together as a family.
- The news tends to go small in the dog days of summer.
Quotes
- "The things that the Miami Heat franchise have done to be able to free up (salary) cap space and to be able to put themselves in a position this summer to have all three of us, it was hard to turn down," James said. "Those are two great...on Jul 8, 2010 By: LeBron James Source: ABC Online
- "As I made clear at the time it was passed, the recovery act was not designed to work in four months -- it was designed to work over two years," Obama said, adding later: "This is a plan that will also accelerate greatly throughout the summer...on Jul 11, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Washington Post
- "I was both angry and I was repulsed by the reception of a convicted bomber guilty of a huge terrorist crime received on his return to Libya," Brown told reporters. "When I met (Libyan leader) Colonel (Moamer) Kadhafi over the summer I made...on Aug 19, 2009 By: Gordon Brown Source: AFP
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