Summer

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, female) of modern usage, for a girl born in summer.
  2. Noun.  One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 20 in parts of the USA, and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) A pack-horse.
  5. Noun.  A horizontal beam supporting a building.
  6. Noun.  A person who sums.

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