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midauction

midauction noun: a point in time during an auction.

Noun

midauction (uncountable)

  1. A point in time during an auction.
    • As at a bad play, people may well leave in midauction.2015 October 28, Judith H. Dobrzynski, “How Auction Houses Orchestrate Sales for Maximum Drama”, in New York Times

Origin of midauction

From mid- + auction.

Questions about midauction

What does midauction mean?
Midauction means a point in time during an auction.
What part of speech is midauction?
Midauction is a noun.

Words near midauction in the dictionary

  1. Midas's ears
  2. Midas-like
  3. Midases
  4. Midasian
  5. midatrial
  6. midauction
  7. midautumn
  8. midautumns
  9. midaxillar
  10. midaxillary
  11. midaz

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