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solstice

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Illumination of Earth by Sun at the southern solstice.

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    From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium.

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    solstice (plural solstices)

    1. One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
      Synonym: sunstead
      Hyponyms: summer solstice, winter solstice
      Coordinate terms: equinox, lunistice
      • 2010, Capt Sp Meek, The Solar Magnet[1]:
        The point at which the sun is nearest to the south pole we call the winter solstice, and the opposite point, the summer solstice.

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    French

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    French Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old French solstice, borrowed from Latin solstitium.

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    solstice m (plural solstices)

    1. (astronomy) solstice

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    Middle English

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    Etymology

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      From Old French solstice and Latin sōlstitium.

      Noun

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      solstice (plural solstices)

      1. solstice (summer or winter)
      2. the day of the solstice

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      • English: solstice

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      Old French

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      Etymology

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        Learned borrowing from Latin sōlstitium.

        Noun

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        solstice oblique singularm (oblique plural solstices, nominative singular solstices, nominative plural solstice)

        1. (astronomy) solstice

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