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mid-January

mid-January

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The time around the middle of January
  • noun
translation icon : mediados de enero
  • The event is scheduled for mid-January, when many people return from their holiday break.

Saw this book online somewhere back in like early or mid January and I was very interested in the concept of it.

Examples

  • In mid-January, the weather is often cold and unpredictable.

  • We usually plan our budget review meetings in mid-January after the holiday season.

  • Saw this book online somewhere back in like early or mid January and I was very interested in the concept of it.

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Surface Forms

mid-January singular
mid-January plural

Morphology

mid-January = January (transparent) = mid + January

The meaning is a straightforward productive combination: 'mid' (middle) + the month name indicating the middle period of January.

Etymology

Mid-January combines mid- meaning 'middle' and January, a month named for the Roman god Janus, whose name means 'door' or 'beginning'. So mid-January is simply the time in the 'middle' of the month that opens the year.