Meanings
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1
noun
a small garden building used for sitting or relaxing in warm weather
They drank tea in the summerhouse at the far end of the garden.
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2
noun
a house used as a vacation residence during the summer
The family opened its summerhouse on the coast each June.
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Etymology
From Middle English somer-hous and Old English sumorhus, a direct compound of summer + house. The garden-building and seasonal-residence senses both retain the idea of a structure chiefly used in warm weather.