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mid-August

mid-August noun: any time in the middle of August.

Noun

mid-August (uncountable)

  1. Any time in the middle of August.

Adjective

mid-August (not comparable)

  1. Happening in the middle of August.
    • The bureau must now figure the next steps the reclamation bureau commissioner, Camille Touton, can take after the mid-August deadline has passed for the seven Colorado river states to reduce water use by 25%.2022 August 16, Gabrielle Canon, Richard Luscombe, “US issues western water cuts as drought leaves Colorado River near ‘tipping point’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022

Adverb

mid-August (not comparable)

  1. In the middle of August.

Origin of mid-August

From mid- + August.

Words formed from mid-August

  • Battle of Mid-August

Questions about mid-August

What does mid-August mean?
Mid-August means any time in the middle of August.
What part of speech is mid-August?
Mid-August can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb.

Words near mid-August in the dictionary

  1. Mid-American
  2. Mid-Americans
  3. mid-April
  4. Mid-Atlantic
  5. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  6. mid-August
  7. mid-autumn
  8. Mid-Autumn Festival
  9. Mid-Autumn Festivals
  10. mid-autumns
  11. mid-battle

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