mid-October

noun

Any time in the middle of October.

OriginEnglish October ← Middle English [Term?] ← Old French octobre →
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Meanings

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

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*oḱtṓw
  12. Proto-Italic*oktō
  13. Latinoctō
  14. LatinOctōber
  15. Old Frenchoctobre
  16. Middle English[Term?]
  17. EnglishOctober
  18. Englishmid-October

From mid- + October.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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