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mid-October

mid-October

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The middle of October, about the 10th to the 20th
  • noun
translation icon : mediados de octubre
  • The weather often turns cooler around mid-October, signaling the start of autumn.

And here we are now in mid-october and still no company.

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Examples

  • And here we are now in mid-october and still no company.

    Brett Conti

  • So early August versus mid-october, they're just so prone to blight.

    MIgardener

  • The garden is usually at its peak bloom in mid-October.

  • Many students plan their final exams for mid-October each year.

Surface Forms

mid-October singular
mid-Octobers plural

Morphology

mid-October = October (transparent) = mid + October

Formed by the productive prefix 'mid-' meaning 'middle of' attached to the month name; the meaning 'middle of October' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Mid-October is simply the parts mid- and October. The part mid- means 'middle', as in midday, and October was named from a Latin word meaning 'eight' because it used to be the eighth month, so mid-October means the middle of October.