midwinter
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈmɪdˌwɪntər/
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mediados del invierno
- In many cultures, midwinter has traditionally been a time for feasting and celebrating with family.
- midwinter flood
Examples
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Des Moines, IA In midwinter, you can feel the caucus excitement.
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Many animals hibernate during the coldest part of winter, known as midwinter.
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Though certainly she could manage four days, she thought, especially in the sunny South, midwinter.
Fiction book (1997) -
She died two years ago come midwinter.
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It was indeed a bleak midwinter for our country, our pride, our people.
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And in midwinter, neighboring Kentucky was on the verge of adopting a similar requirement.
Academic text (1997) -
How well Olsen's new project translates to the dreary depths of midwinter remains to be seen.
Blog text (9) -
It was there, in the mist and gloom of a midwinter's morning, that the most decisive battle yet of the war was fought.
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The festival celebrates the return of light after the darkest time of the year, marked by midwinter rituals.
Synonyms
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3.9
The coldest, most severe part of winter
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5.1
The coldest, darkest time of winter when the weather is at its worst
Antonyms
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Midwinter is made of mid ('middle') and winter ('winter'), so it simply means the middle of the winter season. Think of midday or midnight to remember the 'mid-' part, and that's why midwinter often means the deepest, coldest time of the year.