summer solstice

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summer solstice¹

noun summer solstices

  1. uncountable, usually The point in Earth’s orbit at which either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere is maximally tilted toward the Sun.

    Similar: summer sunstead

Summer Solstice²

proper noun

  1. A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat

    Similar: Midsummer, Litha

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noun the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun

Españolsolsticio de verano
한국어하지 haji
日本語夏至 geshi
中文夏至 xiàzhì, 北至 běizhì, 夏節 /夏节 xiàjié
हिन्दीउत्तरायण uttarāyaṇ
Portuguêssolstício de verão
Françaissolstice d'été
DeutschSommersonnenwende
Italianosolstizio d'estate
Ελληνικάθερινό ηλιοστάσιο therinó iliostásio
Românăsolstițiu de vară
Русскийле́тнее солнцестоя́ние létneje solncestojánije
Tiếng Việthạ chí
العربيةالإنقِلَاب الصّيفِيّ

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@misc{summer_solstice_2026,
  title = {summer solstice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/summer%20solstice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}