midconstruction

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adjective

Occurring after construction is under way.

OriginEnglish construction ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative mid-construction

  1. Occurring after construction is under way.

    Architectural experts say they cannot recall such a drastic midconstruction downscaling, especially of a building designed by a marquee architect, in this case Norman Foster.

    2009 February 11, Steve Friess, “Tower Rising in Las Vegas but Now, Not So High”, in New York Times

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. Englishconstruction
  12. Englishmidconstruction

From mid- + construction.

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Cite this entry
APA

midconstruction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midconstruction

MLA

“midconstruction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midconstruction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midconstruction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midconstruction.

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