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summertime vs time of year

time of year vs summertime

summertime and time of year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
summertime Yes No No No
time of year Yes No No No
As nouns, time of year is a hypernym of summertime; that is, time of year is a word with a broader meaning than summertime:
  • summertime: the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
  • time of year: one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
Other hypernyms of summertime include season.
summertime (noun) time of year (noun)
the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
Difference between summertime and time of year

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