NOUN | time | summer solstice, June 21, midsummer | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point |
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Meaning | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point. | |
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Synonyms | June 21, midsummer | |
Part of | June | The month following May and preceding July |
summer, summertime | The warmest season of the year | |
Broader | solstice | Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator |
Opposite | winter solstice | December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point |
Catalan | nit de sant joan, solstici d'estiu |
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