1. The warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
   "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"
   - summertime 
2. The period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
   "the golden summer of his life"

1. Spend the summer
   "We summered in Kashmir"

Derived forms: summering, summered, summers

See also: summerize, summery

Type of: pass, season, spend, time of life, time of year

Encyclopedia: Summer

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