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winter noun 1 (also Winter) the coldest season of the year, coming between autumn and spring, in the Northern hemisphere from November or December to February or March. 2 astron the time from the winter solstice in December to the spring equinox (see under equinox) in March. 3 (often winters) literary a year, especially in reference to a person's age • fifty winters. adj 1 referring, relating or belonging to winter • a winter dish. 2 said of plants, crops and fruit, etc: sown in autumn so as to be reaped in the following winter. verb (wintered, wintering) 1 intrans to spend the winter in a specified place, usually other than one's normal home. 2 to feed and keep (animals) through the winter.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.