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

The SS United States, the result of a celebrated feat of mid-century American engineering, made its maiden voyage in 1952.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

If you’re a seasoned people-mover rider, luxury is probably the last word you’d ascribe to the vehicle another mid-century promo video called a “monster on wheels.”

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

“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

What the mid-century critics of the United States, what Sainte-Beuve, master critic of France, did not see, Balzac and Emerson saw and, better still, spoke out.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker

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