midday

noun

mid·​day ˈmid-ˌdā How to pronounce midday (audio)
-ˈdā
often attributive
: the middle of the day
They arrived around midday.

Examples of midday in a Sentence

by midday the sun and heat were unbearable
Recent Examples on the Web For the 2 minutes and 33 seconds that the midday sun in North Texas was completely shrouded by the moon — raining darkness and turning day into dusk — the animals took their cues from the humans. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024 His terrace overlooks the city of Ramallah, and midday prayer echoes from a nearby mosque. Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024 The GoFundMe campaign started by LaPointe has garnered more than $63,000 in donations as of midday Thursday, April 11. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024 The stock had fallen as much as 7% in midday trading. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Morning sunshine gives way to gray skies in the midday and afternoon. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024 Across parts of 15 states and directly above cities like Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland and Buffalo, the moon will completely obscure the face of the sun, causing the midday skies to darken, the air to grow cooler and the wispy corona of the sun to emerge. Yaakov Zinberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 Powerful storms had already uprooted trees in Kentucky by midday on Tuesday. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024 In midday trading, GE Aerospace shares added 2.8%, GE Vernova were up about 3.9% and GE Healthcare shed about 0.7%. Michelle Chapman, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midday was before the 12th century

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midday. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

midday

noun
mid·​day ˈmid-ˌdā How to pronounce midday (audio)
-ˈdā
: the middle of the day
midday adjective

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