Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

st. martin's summer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: st. -mart-in's -sum-mer
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of warm weather in early November, around the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours on the 11th.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: St. Luke's summer, Indian summer"
"The results of tests with the Giesl ejector on a remarkably good general service locomotive like the "B.R.9" will be awaited with great interest, though so far as British Railways are concerned it would appear that the Giesl ejector has come upon the scene in what may be called the "St. Martin's Summer" of steam, and that its advantages may be utilised to no more than a limited extent."

Inflected Forms

St. Martin's summers (plural)

Phrases

ice saints

Frequently Paired Words

ice saints

Synonyms

St. Luke's summer Indian summer

Questions

What does st. martin's summer mean?: A period of warm weather in early November, around the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours on the 11th.

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