/ˈsʌmə/
Translation
The warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
Word origin
From Old English sumor, the warm half of the year, shared with the other old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- sumor
Grammar
Examples
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"Summer" is a season, so it often follows "every" or "last".
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A season name does not usually need "the" here.
born 1998.
With "of" and a year, we say "the summer".
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