midsummer eve

Midsummer Eve

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Definition of midsummer eve words

noun midsummer eve the evening preceding Midsummer Day: formerly believed to be a time when witches and other supernatural beings caused widespread mischief. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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