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.

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mid-century

In that case, you will likely find yourself traveling to or from the concourse on a wretched holdover of mid-century transportation design: the people mover.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

As for the queen of fashion, however, Miranda Priestly is still going strong in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” even as her empire starts to go the way of mid-century Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

These mid-century dream teams revolutionized American theater by popularizing the integrated musical, a form which leveraged classic operetta elements like song and dance as narrative tools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Poems reflecting several phases of the turmoil of religious opinion rife in mid-century England are “Christmas Eve” and “Easter Day.”

From Browning and His Century by Helen Archibald Clarke