noun
summertime
noun
1
The summer season, thought of as a stretch of time.
"Summertime always brings ice-cream vans back to the seafront."
"The town feels different in summertime, full of tourists and music."
How to Use Summertime
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA more poetic or descriptive way of saying "the summer."
Word Forms
summertimes plural
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Etymology
From Middle English somertime, a compound of summer and time.