summertime

sum·mer·time

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhm-er-tahym]
- /ˈsʌm ərˌtaɪm/
- /ˈsʌm.ə.taɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhm-er-tahym]
- /ˈsʌm ərˌtaɪm/

Definitions of summertime word

noun summertime the summer season. 1
noun summertime season: summer 1
noun summertime relating to the summer 1
uncountable noun summertime Summertime is the period of time during which the summer lasts. 0
noun summertime the period or season of summer 0
noun summertime the season of summer 0

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Origin of summertime

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400, summertime is from the Middle English word somertime. See summer1, time

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Parts of speech for Summertime

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Summertime

summertime popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for summertime

noun summertime

midsummer — the middle of summer.

Just one Synonym for summertime