mid-February

noun

Any time in the middle of February.

Meanings

nounmid-February (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny time in the middle of February.

    Temperatures in Bangkok fell as low as 59.3 degrees Fahrenheit (15.2 degrees Celsius) on Monday, the lowest the capital has seen in years, as the country’s weather agency warned cool conditions could persist through mid-February.

    2025 January 14, Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn, “59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2025
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    Saturday’s tariffs are unlikely to be Trump’s last. The president said himself said in the Oval Office that additional tariffs could come by mid-February on chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports – along with tariffs on the European Union – all threats that few would discount given his willingness to follow through on the North American and China tariffs on Saturday.

    2025 February 1, Kevin Liptak, “With stiff tariffs he promised now in place, Trump opens a new trade war”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025
adjectivemid-February (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHappening in the middle of February.
adverbmid-February (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the middle of February.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-
  12. Latinfebruum
  13. LatinFebrua
  14. LatinFebruārius
  15. Middle EnglishFebruarie
  16. EnglishFebruary
  17. Englishmid-February

From mid- + February.

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Cite this entry
APA

mid-February. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-February

MLA

“mid-February.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-February. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mid-February,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-February.

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