Barnaby bright

noun

Bar·​na·​by bright

-ē-

variants or Barnaby day

: June 11 Old Style, the longest day in the year

called also Saint Barnabas' day

—contrasted with Lucy light

Word History

Etymology

after St. Barnabas (Acts 4:36–37), whose feast day is June 11

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