winter

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
  2. verb spend the winter

Etymology

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vinter (“winter”), Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

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Synonyms

wintertime

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