Meaning & use
solstice
Either of the two times a year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point, marking the longest or shortest day.
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The summer solstice brings the longest period of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere.
Ancient monuments like Stonehenge appear aligned with the sunrise on the winter solstice.
A note on using this word
Do not confuse with 'equinox,' when day and night are roughly equal; a solstice marks the most extreme day length.
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