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summer solstice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
sum-mer -sol-stice
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point in Earth’s orbit at which either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is maximally tilted toward the Sun.

Uncountable

name

A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat

Usage

Inflected Forms

summer solstices (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

autumnal equinox vernal equinox winter solstice

Synonyms

summer sunstead Midsummer Litha june 21

Questions

What does summer solstice mean?
The point in Earth’s orbit at which either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is maximally tilted toward the Sun.

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