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mid⋅day

  [n. mid-dey, -dey; adj. mid-dey]
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–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.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE middæg. See mid-, day
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mid·day   (mĭd'dā')   
n.  The middle of the day; noon.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

midday 
O.E. middæg, from midne dæg (cf. O.H.G. mittitag, Ger. mittag, O.N. miðdagr).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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