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midafternoon

midafternoon noun: the middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.

Noun

midafternoon (countable and uncountable, plural midafternoons)

  1. The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
    • I'll be busy until midafternoon, but you can try my office around 3.
    • THE human body was meant to have a midafternoon nap, according to a new consensus among sleep researchers who are studying the biological rhythms of sleep and alertness.1989 September 12, Daniel Goleman, “Feeling Sleepy? An Urge to Nap Is Built In”, in The New York Times
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Synonyms of midafternoon

Forms of midafternoon

pluralmidafternoons
alternative formmid-afternoon

Origin of midafternoon

From Middle English mid-afternon, myd-afternon, equivalent to mid- + afternoon.

Questions about midafternoon

What does midafternoon mean?
Midafternoon means the middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
What part of speech is midafternoon?
Midafternoon is a noun.
What is the plural of midafternoon?
The plural of midafternoon is midafternoons.

Words near midafternoon in the dictionary

  1. Mid. Ages
  2. midabdomen
  3. midabdominal
  4. midadolescent
  5. midafotel
  6. midafternoon
  7. midafternoons
  8. midage
  9. midaged
  10. midaglizole
  11. midair

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