NOUN | time | winter solstice | December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point |
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Meaning | December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point. | |
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Part of | winter, wintertime | The coldest 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 | summer solstice, June 21, midsummer | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point |
Catalan | solstici d'hivern |
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