The warmest season of the year, generally falling between June and August in the Northern Hemisphere, associated with heat, vacations, and long days.
A compound of 'summer' (from Old English 'sumor,' possibly from Sanskrit 'sama,' meaning 'year') and 'time,' used as one word since at least the 1600s.
The song 'Summertime' by the Gershwin brothers (1935) is so iconic that most people unconsciously associate the word with a specific melody—showing how deeply culture embeds itself in our language.
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