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English noun: summer | |||
| 1. | summer (time) the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox | ||
| Samples | They spent a lazy summer at the shore. | ||
| Synonyms | summertime | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | season, time of year | ||
| Part holonym | canicular days, canicule, dog days, June 21, midsummer, summer solstice | ||
| 2. | summer (time) the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty | ||
| Samples | The golden summer of his life. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time of life | ||
| Domain usage | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||
English verb: summer | |||
| 1. | summer (stative) spend the summer | ||
| Samples | We summered in Kashmir. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pass, spend | ||
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