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mid-December

mid-December

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The time in December that is around the 13th to 19th
  • noun
translation icon : mediados de diciembre
  • They plan to finish the construction by mid-December.

But essentially the projects were finished right about mid-december.

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Examples

  • The weather turned unusually cold in mid-December last year.

  • We usually host our annual party in mid-December.

  • The party is scheduled for mid-December.

  • We usually go on vacation in mid-December.

  • We usually host our annual party in mid-December.

  • The weather turned unusually cold in mid-December last year.

  • They plan to finish the construction by mid-December.

Surface Forms

mid-December singular
mid-Decembers plural

Morphology

mid-December = December (transparent) = mid + December

The meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'mid-' (middle) and the month name 'December', so learners who know both parts can infer 'middle of December'.

Etymology

Mid-December uses mid- meaning 'middle', the same mid- you see in midday or midnight, and the name December. The name December comes from the old Latin word decem meaning 'ten' because it used to be the tenth month, but today mid-December simply means the 'middle' of the month of December.