summerhouse
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English somer-hous, from Old English sumerhūs, sumorhūs, equivalent to summer + house. Compare Dutch zomerhuis, German Sommerhaus, Danish sommerhus, Swedish sommarhus.
Noun
summerhouse (plural summerhouses)
- A house owned not as a primary residence and used as vacation home during warm weather months of the year.
- An outbuilding in a garden where the owners can relax in warm weather.
Translations
house used as vacation home in summer
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summer residence
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See also
References
- “summerhouse”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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