midday
Use Midday in a sentence
noun
1.
the middle of the day; noon or the time centering around noon.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the middle part of the day: a midday news broadcast.
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midday (ˈmɪdˈdeɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a. the middle of the day; noon | |
| b. (as modifier): a midday meal | |
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Midday
is always a great word to know.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
midday
O.E. middæg, from midne dæg (cf. O.H.G. mittitag, Ger. mittag, O.N. miðdagr).
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Example sentences
Eventually, atomic clocks would say it was midday in the middle of the night.
He hopes that hot midday meals will be an incentive, if he can find the money to pay for them.
In a more relaxed, less plugged-in era, office workers would rise up midday to break away.
Plus it makes for an easy midday sensory break from the aquarium crowds.
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