Definitions for summer solstice
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sum′mer sol′stice(n.)
the solstice on or about June 21 that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Category: Astronomy
Origin of summer solstice:
1540–50
Princeton's WordNet
summer solstice, June 21, midsummer(noun)
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
Wiktionary
summer solstice(Noun)
The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.
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