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1. a. the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn, astronomically from the June solstice to the September equinox in the N hemisphere and at the opposite time of year in the S hemisphere b. (as modifier): summer flowers 2. the period of hot weather associated with the summer summer2 1. a large horizontal beam or girder, esp one that supports floor joists 2. another name for lintel 3. a stone on the top of a column, pier, or wall that supports an arch or lintel summer [′səm·ər] (astronomy) The period from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; popularly and for most meteorological purposes, it is taken to include June through August in the Northern Hemisphere, and December through February in the Southern Hemisphere. springer, skewback, summer springer, 1: S 1. The impost or place where the vertical support for an arch summer summer, 4: S 1. A horizontal beam supporting the ends of floor joists or resting on posts and supporting the wall above; also called a summertree. 2. Any large timber or beam which serves as a bearing surface. 3. The lintel of a door or window; a breastsummer. 4. A stone laid on a column and serving as a support for construction above, as in the construction of an arch. Summer Aestas personification of summer; portrayed as youthful and sprightly. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] goddess of the season. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 130] symbol of summer; weather prognosticator. [Insect Symbolism: Jobes, 382] personification of summer. [Art: Hall, 130] representational of the season. [Art: Hall, 129]
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