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summertime

/sˈʌmɚtˌaɪm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
sum-mer-time
IPA
/sˈʌmɚtˌaɪm/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period or season of summer.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English somertime, equivalent to summer + time. Compare Dutch zomertijd (“summertime”), German Sommerzeit (“summertime”), Danish sommertiden (“summertime”), Swedish sommartid (“summertime”). Compare summertide.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

summertimes (plural) summer-time (alternative)

Synonyms

summertide summer

Questions

How do you pronounce summertime?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌmɚtˌaɪm/.
What does summertime mean?
The period or season of summer.
Where does summertime come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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