#summer_solstice__June_21__midsummer  June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
  exclusion:  winter_solstice
  supertype:  solstice  either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
  part of:  June  the month following May and preceding July
     part of:  Gregorian_calendar__New_Style  the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
     part of:  springtime__spring  the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
  part of:  summer__summertime  the warmest season of the year; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"

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