Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Winter
winter, n. [see winter, adj.] (webplay: climates, cold, February, January, latitudes, sun, tropical, wind, year).
- Desolation; bleakness; [fig.] death; absence of life.
- Coldest season of the year; period of cold weather from December 21st to March 21st in the northern hemisphere of the office.
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