Meanings
- uncountableAny time in the middle of December.
Trump’s overall approval rating on immigration policy fell from 50% in March, before he launched crackdowns in several major U.S. cities, to 41% in mid-December, for what had been his strongest issue.
2025 December 21, Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke, Jeff Mason, “Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Dec 20251 more example
Mr. Manchin has insisted that legislation to streamline the permitting of fossil fuel and energy infrastructure projects, including the West Virginia pipeline, be tied to the spending measure, which is expected to keep the government funded through mid-December.
2022 September 21, Emily Cochrane, Lisa Friedman, “Manchin’s Gas Pipeline Deal Irks Both Parties, Snarling Spending Bill”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022
- not comparableHappening in the middle of December.
- not comparableIn the middle of December.
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-
- Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
- Proto-Italic*dekəm
- Latindecem
- LatinDecember
- Latindecembrem
- Old Frenchdecembre
- Middle EnglishDecember
- EnglishDecember
- Englishmid-December
Cite this entry
mid-December. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-December
“mid-December.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-December. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mid-December,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-December.
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