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

A “Stunning Mid-Century Palm Springs Oasis,” as an Airbnb listing brags, could — if sold — become an overpriced, mostly unoccupied box getting blasted by the brutal desert sun for most of the year.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

For sale: The Farralone Residence, an “iconic” Mid-Century Modern estate built in 1951 on four acres in Chatsworth, California.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

Art historian Kristina Wilson’s new book, Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in Design, gives the ubiquitous decorating style the historical context it deserves.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2021

“You get this intuition,” says Michael Merisola, a Buffalo-based picker known as the Mid-Century Modern Guru.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2019

Mid-Century Confusion of Areas and Jurisdictions.—Throughout the earlier and middle portions of the Victorian period legislation respecting local government was abundant, but it was special rather than general.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin