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wintertime

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win·ter·time  (wntr-tm)
n.
The season of winter.
wintertime [ˈwɪntəˌtaɪm]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the winter season Also (archaic) "winter"tide
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Noun1.wintertimewintertime - the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
winter
winter solstice - December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point
time of year, season - one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
midwinter - the middle of winter
Translations
wintertime [ˈwɪntətaɪm] N → invierno m
in (the) wintertime → en invierno
wintertime winter time [ˈwɪntərtaɪm] n → hiver m
wintertime [ˈwɪntəˌtaɪm] n → inverno, stagione f invernale
wintertime [ˈwɪntəˌtaɪm] n → inverno, stagione f invernale


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IN THE WINTERTIME, a Dog curled up in as small a space as possible on account of the cold, determined to make himself a house.
Fables by Aesop View in context
While Miss Skiffins was taking off her bonnet (she retained her green gloves during the evening as an outward and visible sign that there was company), Wemmick invited me to take a walk with him round the property, and see how the island looked in wintertime.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
This was bad enough in the summer, when a man could see; in wintertime it was enough to make your hair stand up, for the room would be so full of steam that you could not make anything out five feet in front of you.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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