mid-twentieth

adjective

Usually used before century to indicate the middle part of the 20th century. The term is often used to refer to the events that occurred in the second third of the twentieth century (1934–1967). However, in architecture, preservation, and real estate, it is commonly used to refer to the period from after World War II to the mid-1970s.

“Since the mid-twentieth century, the exchange of Orders has become less personal and more formal and diplomatic. http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4872.asp”

Similar
mid-20th
OriginEnglish twentieth ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adjectivemid-twentieth (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsually used before century to indicate the middle part of the 20th century. The term is often used to refer to the events that occurred in the second third of the twentieth century (1934–1967). However, in architecture, preservation, and real estate, it is commonly used to refer to the period from after World War II to the mid-1970s.

    Since the mid-twentieth century, the exchange of Orders has become less personal and more formal and diplomatic. http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4872.asp

    Synonyms: mid-20th

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUsually used before century to indicate the middle part of the 20th century. The term is often used to refer to the events that occurred in the second third of the twentieth century (1934–1967). However, in architecture, preservation, and real estate, it is commonly used to refer to the period from after World War II to the mid-1970s.

Similar
mid-20th

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. Englishtwentieth
  12. Englishmid-twentieth

From mid- + twentieth.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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