midmonth

M3I1D2M3O1N1T1H4
/ˈmɪdmʌnθ/

adjective

Occurring in the middle of a month, neither at the beginning nor the end

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivemidmonth (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring in the middle of a month, neither at the beginning nor the end

    But by the time the Iraqis return to Parliament in September, it is highly unlikely that they could meet the midmonth deadline in the United States.

    2007 July 23, Alissa J. Rubin, “Oil Law Stalls in Iraq as Bomb Aims at Sheiks”, in New York Times
nounmidmonth (plural midmonths)

plural midmonths

  1. A point in the middle of a month.

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. Englishmonth
  12. Englishmidmonth

From mid- + month.

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Translations

Finnish puolenkuun, kuukauden puoliväli
  • puolenkuunoccurring at the middle of the month
  • kuukauden puoliväliTranslations
German mittmonatlich, monatsmittig
  • mittmonatlichoccurring at the middle of the month
  • monatsmittigoccurring at the middle of the month
  • in der Mitte eines/des Monatsoccurring at the middle of the month
  • MonatsmitteTranslations
Polish środek miesiąca
  • środek miesiącaTranslations
Swedish halvmånadsvis
  • halvmånadsvisoccurring at the middle of the month
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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