Definition for Solstice

solstice, n. [OFr. 'sun standing still'.] (webplay: day, January, June, sun, summer, time, winter).

Midsummer; June 21st; longest day of the year; turning point in the calendar year; time in summer when the sun ceases to recede north from the equator in the summer; [fig.] glory; refulgence; fullness of light; [metaphor] restoration.

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