mid-century

American  

[mid-sen-cher-ee] / ˌmɪdˈsɛn tʃər i /

adjective

1. taking place in, from, or characteristic of the middle of the 20th century.

2. taking place in, from, or characteristic of the middle of a specific century.

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noun

1. the middle decades of a specific century.

Example Sentences

But the report still included a scenario where the world reaches net-zero emissions by mid-century.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“It’s so iconically L.A. — the sexy mid-century modern house. When do you get Parker Posey, Gwyneth Paltrow and John C. Reilly in the same cast?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

It emerges from a particular food lineage — one shaped by mid-century macrobiotics, health-food evangelists and a curious, earnest embrace of global cuisines.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Wednesday's news conference was staged at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, a venue that hosted Frank Sinatra at his crooning peak and Miss Universe pageants during Miami Beach's mid-century boom.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Fur traders were still using old English patent medicines at mid-century.

From Old English Patent Medicines in America by Griffenhagen, George B.