midday
English
Alternative forms
- mid-day
Etymology
From Middle English midday, from Old English middæġ (“mid-day, noon”), equivalent to mid- + day. Cognate with Scots midday (“midday”), West Frisian middei (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Dutch middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), German Mittag (“noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon”), Danish middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Norwegian Bokmål middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”), Swedish middag (“midday, noon, afternoon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪdˈdeɪ/
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Antonyms
Translations
12 o'clock during the day — see noon
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