Meanings
nounmid-August (uncountable)
- uncountableAny time in the middle of August.
adjectivemid-August (not comparable)
- not comparableHappening in the middle of August.
The bureau must now figure the next steps the reclamation bureau commissioner, Camille Touton, can take after the mid-August deadline has passed for the seven Colorado river states to reduce water use by 25%.
2022 August 16, Gabrielle Canon, Richard Luscombe, “US issues western water cuts as drought leaves Colorado River near ‘tipping point’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022
adverbmid-August (not comparable)
- not comparableIn the middle of August.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Germanic*midjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*midi
- Old Englishmidd
- Middle Englishmid
- Englishmid
- Englishmid-
- EnglishAugust
- Englishmid-August
Cite this entry
APA
mid-August. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-August
MLA
“mid-August.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-August. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mid-August,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-August.
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