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midday

[ noun mid-dey, -dey; adjective mid-dey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the middle of the day; noon or the time centering around noon.

adjective

of or relating to the middle part of the day:
a midday news broadcast.

midday

/ ˈ��ɪ��ˈ��ɪ /

noun

1. the middle of the day; noon
2. ( as modifier )
  a midday meal

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Word History and Origins

Origin of midday¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ��æ��. See mid-, day

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Example Sentences

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"I came here because this is where the Pope used to come before any journey," she told the BBC, raising her voice over the sound of the midday bells tolling.

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At midday on Monday, church bells across Italy began to toll.

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Police responded to an active shooter call at around midday local time, the university said.

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The crash happened at about midday as the family were headed to Columbia County Airport.

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By midday, they had taken to the streets in New York, Washington, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco and dozens of other cities from coast to coast.

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midcult Middelburg

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