Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid-january

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
mid--jan-uary
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any time in the middle of January.

Uncountable

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- Latin Iānuāriusder. Anglo-Norman geneverbor. Middle English Janevere Middle English Januarie English January English mid-January From mid- + January.

Usage

Questions

What does mid-january mean?
Any time in the middle of January.
Where does mid-january 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- Latin Iānuāriusder. Anglo-Norman geneverbor. Middle English Janevere Middle English Januarie English January English mid-January From mid- + January.

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