Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid-august

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: mid-au-gust
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any time in the middle of August.

Uncountable

adj

Happening in the middle of August.

adv

In the middle of August.

Example Sentences

"The bureau must now figure the next steps the reclamation bureau commissioner, Camille Touton, can take after the mid-August deadline has passed for the seven Colorado river states to reduce water use by 25%."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English August English mid-August From mid- + August.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Battle of Mid-August

Questions

What does mid-august mean?: Any time in the middle of August.
Where does mid-august come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English August English mid-August From mid- + August.

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