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

The logo’s font is straight out of mid-century woman’s magazine.

From Salon

Mid-century Americans began to see the desert differently.

From Los Angeles Times

It was white, mid-century, with quirky castle-like touches that gave it personality.

From Los Angeles Times

“Great shocks like economic collapse and war fueled mid-century change,” he writes, as did demographic shifts such as the migration of African-Americans from the South to the North.

From The Wall Street Journal

The slope of the roof, for instance, reflects the mid-century butterfly roofs scattered throughout the predominantly Chinese neighborhood, while the arc of the terrace references historic courtyard houses and gardens in China.

From Los Angeles Times