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winter

/ˈwɪntɚ/ noun A1
  1. Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)
  3. Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing. (countable)

Plural winters

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A merchant in Hopeton last winter donated three hundred yards of wincey to the asylum.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 18 · C1
“Well, we’ve been thinking about it for some time--all winter in fact,” returned Marilla.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 7 · C1
The Winter at Queen’s
Anne of Green Gables, p. 296 · C1
## IV PICTURE-BOOKS IN WINTER
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1

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