old wives' summer
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old wives' summer
[′ōld ‚wīvz ′səm·ər] (meteorology)
A period of calm, clear weather, with cold nights and misty mornings but fine warm days, which sets in over central Europe toward the end of September; comparable to Indian summer.
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