Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid-autumn

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: mid-au-tumn
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle of autumn.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

adj

Happening in the middle of autumn.

British usage

adv

In the middle of autumn.

British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English autumn English mid-autumn From mid- + autumn.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mid-autumns (plural) midautumn (alternative)

Phrases

Mid-Autumn Festival

Synonyms

midfall

Questions

What does mid-autumn mean?: The middle of autumn.
Where does mid-autumn come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English autumn English mid-autumn From mid- + autumn.

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