Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid-october

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
mid-oc-to-ber
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any time in the middle of October.

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- Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octō Latin Octōberlbor. Old French octobrebor. Middle English [Term?] English October English mid-October From mid- + October.

Usage

Questions

What does mid-october mean?
Any time in the middle of October.
Where does mid-october 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- Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octō Latin Octōberlbor. Old French octobrebor. Middle English [Term?] English October English mid-October From mid- + October.

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