midseason

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noun

The middle part of a season, such as a sporting, television, or growing season.

“The midseason finale had a great cliffhanger.”

OriginEnglish season ← French assaisonner ← Old French saison →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounmidseason (plural midseasons)

plural midseasons · alternative mid-season · alternative mid season

  1. The middle part of a season, such as a sporting, television, or growing season.

    The amount of water needed is about 50% of the water used in the midseason.

    2 more examples

    Tourism has a high season (summer), a midseason (spring and fall), and a low season (winter).

    Underperforming TV programs are often replaced in the midseason of the schedule.

adjectivemidseason (not comparable)

alternative mid-season · alternative mid season

  1. not comparableOccurring in the midseason.

    The midseason finale had a great cliffhanger.

    2 more examples

    This apple is a midseason variety grown best in northern climates.

    Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.

    2025 February 20, Homero De la Fuente, “Canada beats Team USA in overtime thriller to win hockey’s first-ever 4 Nations Face-off championship”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2025

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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  12. Proto-Italic*ad
  13. Proto-Italic*ad-
  14. Latinad-
  15. Old Frencha-
  16. Frencha-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-redup.
  18. Proto-Indo-European*sísh₁eti
  19. Proto-Italic*sizō
  20. Latinserō
  21. Latinsatiō
  22. Old Frenchsaison
  23. Frenchsaison
  24. Frenchassaisonner
  25. Englishseason
  26. Englishmidseason

From mid- + season.

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Translations

French mi-saison
  • mi-saisonThe middle part of a season
Polish środek sezonu
  • środek sezonuThe middle part of a season
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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