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midwinter Definition

mid·win·ter (midwintər)

noun

  1. the middle of winter
  2. the time of the winter solstice, about Dec. 22

adjective

of, in, or like midwinter

midwinter Usage Examples

Converse of object

survive: Instead, I could nibble a nasturtium - which, this far south, can survive midwinter in the wild.

Adjective modifier

  • bleak: Feeling included and bonded to your group is crucial in the bleak midwinter.
  • deep: Was this the sound of carol singers, out earning a sov in the deep midwinter?

Modifies a noun

  • rising: Views between four of the stones mark the full swing of the midwinter risings.
  • solstice: The midwinter solstice sunset at Stonehenge in 1976 Taken standing at the heel stone.
  • sunrise: There's a movie of a midwinter sunrise on the videos webpage.
  • sunset: The midwinter solstice sunset at Stonehenge in 1976 Taken standing at the heel stone.
  • celebration: Midwinter celebrations were punctuated by battery charging expeditions to keep " Elton's " pumps running.
  • festival: Father Christmas was originally part of an old English midwinter festival, normally dressed in green, a sign of the returning spring.

Noun used with modifier

pagan: Some, such as the Yule log and the Christmas tree, are relics of the old pagan midwinter festival.

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