Weather

Indian summer

ˈɪndiən ˈsʌmər

noun

What does Indian summer mean?

Warm weather in late autumn.

Example sentence

"We got an Indian summer in early November."

American usage tip

A stretch of unseasonably warm fall days.

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Fully cloudy sky.
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