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mid-December

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

Noun

mid-December (uncountable)

  1. Any time in the middle of December.
    • Mr. Manchin has insisted that legislation to streamline the permitting of fossil fuel and energy infrastructure projects, including the West Virginia pipeline, be tied to the spending measure, which is expected to keep the government funded through mid-December.2022 September 21, Emily Cochrane, Lisa Friedman, “Manchin’s Gas Pipeline Deal Irks Both Parties, Snarling Spending Bill”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022
    • Trump’s overall approval rating on immigration policy fell from 50% in March, before he launched crackdowns in several major U.S. cities, to 41% in mid-December, for what had been his strongest issue.2025 December 21, Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke, Jeff Mason, “Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2025

Adjective

mid-December (not comparable)

  1. Happening in the middle of December.

Adverb

mid-December (not comparable)

  1. In the middle of December.

Origin of mid-December

From mid- + December.

Questions about mid-December

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

Words near mid-December in the dictionary

  1. mid-central
  2. mid-century
  3. mid-century modern
  4. mid-day
  5. mid-days
  6. mid-December
  7. mid-domain effect
  8. mid-domain effects
  9. mid-dot
  10. mid-dots
  11. mid-drift

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