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How do you spell solstice?

Solstice is spelled S-O-L-S-T-I-C-E. The commonest error, soltice, drops the s from the middle.

Letter by letter

S-O-L-S-T-I-C-E

Spelling note

Ends -stice, not -stace or -stise. From sol, the sun, and sistere, to stand still.

What it means for nature photos

A solstice is the day of longest or shortest daylight, in June and December. Solstice light is the extreme case of the low sun that landscape work depends on.

Common misspellings

  • solstace → solstice
  • solistice → solstice
  • solstise → solstice
  • soltice → solstice

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