mid-May

noun

Any time in the middle of May.

OriginEnglish May ← Middle English May ← Old French mai →
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Meanings

nounmid-May (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny time in the middle of May.
adjectivemid-May (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHappening in the middle of May.
adverbmid-May (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the middle of May.

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*méǵh₂sder.?
  12. LatinMaia
  13. LatinMaius
  14. Old Frenchmai
  15. Middle EnglishMay
  16. EnglishMay
  17. Englishmid-May

From mid- + May.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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