midmeal

M3I1D2M3E1A1L1

adjective

Occurring in the middle of a meal

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

adjectivemidmeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring in the middle of a meal
nounmidmeal (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe middle of a meal

    And, bien sûr, the dinner guest must not leave the table in midmeal to use the powder room, and should she have to go, never, ever use the word “toilette” when asking a host for directions.

    2007 January 11, Elaine Sciolino, “France Polishes Its Politesse”, 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. Englishmeal
  12. Englishmidmeal

From mid- + meal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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