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midafternoon

[ mid-af-ter-noon, -ahf- ]

noun

  1. the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.


adjective

  1. occurring in or pertaining to midafternoon:

    a midafternoon nap.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of midafternoon1

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + afternoon
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Example Sentences

Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle is in his backyard — “a forest oasis in the middle of Hollywood,” as he calls it — on a warm midafternoon.

Farmers markets, vintage shopping, hot yoga and a midafternoon ‘coffee adventure’ help the ‘Mad Men’ actor recharge and reset for the week ahead.

An Unpredictable Storm Season: The rhythms of South Florida’s rainy season used to be somewhat predictable, with hot, humid days leading to midafternoon thunderstorms and then clear skies.

About 70 tents remained at midafternoon, down from the camp’s peak of more than 100.

Videos shared by Chinese official media showed transmission towers and power lines igniting and debris swirling in the air, against a backdrop of a giant funnel that had darkened the midafternoon sky.

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