text message. noun. Definition of text message for Students. : a short message that is sent electronically to a cell phone or other device.
Winter Solstice on December 21st: the longest night of the year. The shortest day of the year, the longest night occurs today, Sunday, December 21st. The so-called Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in the North Hemisphere when the Earth North axis is at the longest distance to the sun.
We also call the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year, the first day of summer. And, the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, is called the first day of winter. It seems like it would make more sense to call these days mid-spring, mid-summer, and mid-winter.