Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midcentury

/mɪdsˈɛntʃɚi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: mid-cen-tu-ry
IPA: /mɪdsˈɛntʃɚi/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring around the middle of the century. (Elliptically refers to whichever century is evident from the context of a discussion.)

noun

The midpoint or middle portion of a century.

Example Sentences

"midcentury modern"
"This midcentury masterpiece was overlooked at the time it was created."
"This ashtray is very midcentury, but that lamp is the most midcentury thing I've seen all year."
"Get a whiff of the models that served our grandfathers well: They now combine the must of a midcentury hatbox with the musk of 21st-century body spray."
"at midcentury"
"by midcentury"

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 century English midcentury From mid- + century.

Inflected Forms

more midcentury (comparative) most midcentury (superlative) mid-century (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

turn of the century fin de siècle

Rhymes With

century penitentiary

Questions

How do you pronounce midcentury?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪdsˈɛntʃɚi/.
What does midcentury mean?: Occurring around the middle of the century. (Elliptically refers to whichever century is evident from the context of a discussion.)
Where does midcentury 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 century English midcentury From mid- + century.

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