midseason
/mˈɪdsˈizən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The middle part of a season, such as a sporting, television, or growing season.
adj
Occurring in the midseason.
Example Sentences
- "Tourism has a high season (summer), a midseason (spring and fall), and a low season (winter)."
- "The amount of water needed is about 50% of the water used in the midseason."
- "Underperforming TV programs are often replaced in the midseason of the schedule."
- "This apple is a midseason variety grown best in northern climates."
- "The midseason finale had a great cliffhanger."
- "Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament."
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 *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiō Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season English midseason From mid- + season.