midday

[mid-dey, -dey, mid-dey]

noun

1. the middle of the day; noon or the time centering around noon.

adjective

1. of or relating to the middle part of the day.

   a midday news broadcast.

midday

/ ˈmɪdˈdeɪ /

noun

1. 1. the middle of the day; noon

   2. ( as modifier )

      a midday meal

Word History and Origins

Origin of midday¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English middæg. See mid-, day

Example Sentences

Paris rose slightly in midday deals as French President Emmanuel Macron races to find a new prime minister after the resignation of Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis.

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Pfizer agreed to those measures on Tuesday, and administration officials presented the deal as a major win at the midday press conference.

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Traffic cops reached speeds of 131mph trying to keep up with Tregonning as he weaved in and out of midday traffic.

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Another 65 people were killed by Israeli military operations in the 24 hours leading up to midday, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said.

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A Met Office yellow weather alert covering all of Scotland expired at midnight, however a smaller warning area for high winds in the north east remains until midday.

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