mid-autumn

noun

The middle of autumn.

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midfall
OriginEnglish autumn ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

nounmid-autumn (countable and uncountable, plural mid-autumns)

plural mid-autumns · alternative midautumn

  1. UKcountableuncountableThe middle of autumn.
adjectivemid-autumn (not comparable)

alternative midautumn

  1. UKnot comparableHappening in the middle of autumn.
adverbmid-autumn (not comparable)

alternative midautumn

  1. UKnot comparableIn the middle of autumn.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
midfall
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midfall
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midfall
Also see
mid-fall

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. Englishautumn
  12. Englishmid-autumn

From mid- + autumn.

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Cite this entry
APA

mid-autumn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-autumn

MLA

“mid-autumn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-autumn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mid-autumn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-autumn.

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