"solstice" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɒl.stɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsəʊl.stɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɑl.stɪs/ [General-American], /ˈsoʊl.stɪs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-solstice.wav [Southern-England] Forms: solstices [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlstɪs, -əʊlstɪs Etymology: From Middle English solstice, from Old French solstice, from Latin sōlstitium. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|solstice}} Middle English solstice, {{der|en|fro|solstice}} Old French solstice, {{der|en|la|sōlstitium}} Latin sōlstitium Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Wikipedia link: solstice Categories (topical): Astronomy, Calendar Synonyms: sunstead Derived forms: December solstice, June solstice, northern solstice, southern solstice, summer solstice, winter solstice Related terms: solstitial Translations (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun): اِنْقِلَاب شَمْسِيّ (inqilāb šamsiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), արևադարձ (arewadarj) (Armenian), сонцастая́нне (soncastajánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), слънцестое́не (slǎncestoéne) [neuter] (Bulgarian), solstici [masculine] (Catalan), 至日 (zhìrì) (Chinese Mandarin), 至點 (Chinese Mandarin), 至点 (zhìdiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 冬至 (dōngzhì) (english: winter solstice) (Chinese Mandarin), 夏至 (xiàzhì) (english: summer solstice) (Chinese Mandarin), slunovrat [masculine] (Czech), solhverv [neuter] (Danish), zonnewende [feminine] (Dutch), zonnestilstand [masculine] (Dutch), solstico (Esperanto), pööripäev (Estonian), päivänseisaus (Finnish), solstice [masculine] (French), ნაბუნიობა (nabunioba) (Georgian), მზებუდობა (mzebudoba) (Georgian), Sonnenwende [feminine] (German), ηλιοστάσιο (iliostásio) [neuter] (Greek), अयनांत (aynānt) [masculine] (Hindi), napforduló (Hungarian), sólstöður [feminine, plural] (Icelandic), sólhvörf [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), grianstad [masculine] (Irish), solstizio [masculine] (Italian), 冬至 (tōji) (english: winter solstice) (alt: とうじ) (Japanese), 夏至 (geshi) (english: summer solstice) (alt: げし) (Japanese), къоргъазин (qorğazin) (Karachay-Balkar), 지점 (jijeom) (Korean), 동지 (dongji) (english: winter) (Korean), 하지 (haji) (english: summer) (Korean), solstitium (english: summer) [neuter] (Latin), brūma (english: winter) [feminine] (Latin), saulgrieži [masculine, plural] (Latvian), saulėgrįža [feminine] (Lithuanian), сонцестој (soncestoj) [masculine] (Macedonian), solstis (Malay), അയനം (ayanaṁ) (Malayalam), takanga o te rā (Maori), hikumutu (english: winter solstice) (Maori), Ihu o Takurua (english: winter) (Maori), Ihu o Hineraumati (english: summer) (Maori), te tuakaihautanga o Tamanuiterā (Maori), shá niighááh (Navajo), shá niiltłʼah (Navajo), solverv [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), solkverv [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), sunstede [masculine] (Old English), گشتن (gaštan) (Persian), انقلاب (enqelâb) (Persian), przesilenie [neuter] (Polish), solstício [masculine] (Portuguese), solstițiu [neuter] (Romanian), solstițiul verii [neuter] (Romanian), solstițiul iernii [neuter] (Romanian), солнцестоя́ние (solncestojánije) [neuter] (Russian), अयनान्त (ayanānta) [masculine] (Sanskrit), suncostaj [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), су̏нцоста̄ј [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), slnovrat [masculine] (Slovak), sónčev obràt [masculine] (Slovene), solstícij [masculine] (Slovene), solsticio [masculine] (Spanish), sommarsolstånd (english: the longest day) (Swedish), vintersolstånd (english: the shortest day) (Swedish), solstånd [neuter] (Swedish), มายัน (mayan) (Thai), ཉི་མ་ལོག་ཡག (nyi ma log yag) (Tibetan), сонцестоя́ння (soncestojánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), điểm chí (Vietnamese), heuldro [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "roman": "zhìrì",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhìdiǎn",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "roman": "xiàzhì",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "ნაბუნიობა"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mzebudoba",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "მზებუდობა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Sonnenwende"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "iliostásio",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "aynānt",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "napforduló"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "grianstad"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "solstizio"
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        {
          "alt": "とうじ",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "winter solstice",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōji",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "冬至"
        },
        {
          "alt": "げし",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "summer solstice",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "geshi",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "夏至"
        },
        {
          "code": "krc",
          "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
          "roman": "qorğazin",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "къоргъазин"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jijeom",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "지점"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "english": "winter",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dongji",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "동지"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "english": "summer",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "haji",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "하지"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "english": "summer",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "solstitium"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "english": "winter",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "brūma"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "saulgrieži"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "saulėgrįža"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "soncestoj",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сонцестој"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "solstis"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "ayanaṁ",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "അയനം"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "takanga o te rā"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "winter solstice",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "hikumutu"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "winter",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "Ihu o Takurua"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "summer",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "Ihu o Hineraumati"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "te tuakaihautanga o Tamanuiterā"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "shá niighááh"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "shá niiltłʼah"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "solverv"
        },
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "solkverv"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "sunstede"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gaštan",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "گشتن"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "enqelâb",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "انقلاب"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "przesilenie"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "solstício"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "solstițiu"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "solstițiul verii"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "solstițiul iernii"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "solncestojánije",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "солнцестоя́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "ayanānta",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "अयनान्त"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "suncostaj"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "су̏нцоста̄ј"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "slnovrat"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sónčev obràt"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "solstícij"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "solsticio"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "the longest day",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "sommarsolstånd"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "the shortest day",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "vintersolstånd"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "solstånd"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mayan",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "มายัน"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "nyi ma log yag",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "ཉི་མ་ལོག་ཡག"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "soncestojánnja",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "сонцестоя́ння"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "word": "điểm chí"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "heuldro"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈsəʊl.stɪs/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɑl.stɪs/",
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      "word": "equinox"
    }
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    {
      "word": "December solstice"
    },
    {
      "word": "June solstice"
    },
    {
      "word": "northern solstice"
    },
    {
      "word": "southern solstice"
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        }
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          "word": "sunstead"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsəʊl.stɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɑl.stɪs/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsoʊl.stɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "inqilāb šamsiyy",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِنْقِلَاب شَمْسِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "arewadarj",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "արևադարձ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "soncastajánnje",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сонцастая́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "slǎncestoéne",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "слънцестое́не"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solstici"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìrì",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "至日"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "至點"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìdiǎn",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "至点"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "winter solstice",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dōngzhì",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "冬至"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "summer solstice",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàzhì",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "夏至"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slunovrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "solhverv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zonnewende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zonnestilstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "solstico"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "pööripäev"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "päivänseisaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solstice"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "nabunioba",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "ნაბუნიობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mzebudoba",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "მზებუდობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sonnenwende"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "iliostásio",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ηλιοστάσιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "aynānt",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अयनांत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "napforduló"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "sólstöður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "sólhvörf"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grianstad"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solstizio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうじ",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "winter solstice",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōji",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "冬至"
    },
    {
      "alt": "げし",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "summer solstice",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "geshi",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "夏至"
    },
    {
      "code": "krc",
      "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
      "roman": "qorğazin",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "къоргъазин"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jijeom",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "지점"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "english": "winter",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dongji",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "동지"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "english": "summer",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "haji",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "하지"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "english": "summer",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "solstitium"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "english": "winter",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brūma"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "saulgrieži"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "saulėgrįža"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "soncestoj",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сонцестој"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "solstis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "ayanaṁ",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "അയനം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "takanga o te rā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "winter solstice",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "hikumutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "winter",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "Ihu o Takurua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "summer",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "Ihu o Hineraumati"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "te tuakaihautanga o Tamanuiterā"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "shá niighááh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "shá niiltłʼah"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "solverv"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solkverv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sunstede"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gaštan",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "گشتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "enqelâb",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "انقلاب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przesilenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solstício"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "solstițiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "solstițiul verii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "solstițiul iernii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "solncestojánije",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "солнцестоя́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ayanānta",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अयनान्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "suncostaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "су̏нцоста̄ј"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slnovrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sónčev obràt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solstícij"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solsticio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "the longest day",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "sommarsolstånd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "the shortest day",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "vintersolstånd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "solstånd"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mayan",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "มายัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "nyi ma log yag",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "ཉི་མ་ལོག་ཡག"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "soncestojánnja",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сонцестоя́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "word": "điểm chí"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heuldro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "solstice"
}

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