summer  /ˈsə mər/ ? Meaning of "summer"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
  2. (n) the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
  3. (v) spend the summer

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Usage(s):

  1. In this week's poll, we want to know what summer songs are your favorites.
  2. Giving children some summer privacy and freedom takes nerve, and not just because this is also precious time to be together as a family.
  3. The news tends to go small in the dog days of summer.

Quotes

  1. "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

  2. "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

  3. "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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