summer solstice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.
name
  1. A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat

Pronunciation

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Word forms

summer solstice summer solstices
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