Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midyear

/mˈɪdjˌɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: midyear
IPA: /mˈɪdjˌɪɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle part of a year.

Uncountable

noun

An examination taken in the middle part of an academic year.

Countable

Example Sentences

"“I thought, Thomas,” remarked Clements, crossing his fat legs, “you were out in Havana interviewing palm-climbing fishermen?” / “Well, I’ll be on my way after midyears,” said Professor Thomas. “Of course, most of the actual field work has been done already by others.”"

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 *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English midyear From mid- + year.

Usage

Inflected Forms

midyears (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce midyear?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪdjˌɪɹ/.
What does midyear mean?: The middle part of a year.
Where does midyear 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 *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English midyear From mid- + year.

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