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midyear

midyear

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Happening in the middle of the year, usually around June or July
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪdˌjɪr/
translation icon : a mitad de año
  • They are planning a midyear festival to celebrate the halfway point of the year.
  • midyear meeting

Examples

  • Dwight L. Smith of Tulsa, Okla., who chairs the ABA Commission on Youth at Risk, acknowledged these concerns at a program held in February during the association's midyear meeting.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Based on these early findings, several adaptations to the coaching model were made immediately following the midyear focus group with early career teachers, which coincided with hiring a new coach.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Yeah, that is going to show up on my midyear review.

  • The midyear population was used for each year of the study.

    Academic text (2012)
  • However, one of the best new features in AVG was actually introduced as a midyear update during 2012.

    Blog text (3)
  • The commission based its findings on the testimony it received during hearings held at the midyear meeting.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Three cases were removed case-wise from the probit response model because of missing data at the midyear and end-of-year evaluations (two control and one treatment).

    Academic text (2014)
  • The brochure is part of several efforts prompted by a House of Delegates resolution passed at the 1992 midyear meeting to encourage lawyers' efforts in promoting organ and tissue donation.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The ABA Joint Commission to Evaluate the Model Code of Judicial Conduct was originally scheduled to submit proposed revisions for the association's House of Delegates to consider at its midyear meeting in 2005.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Here is a summary of action by the ABA House of Delegates on key proposals by the Ethics 2000 Commission at both the 2001 annual meeting last August and this year's midyear meeting in February (vote tallies are unofficial):

    Academic text (2002)

Surface Forms

midyear positive

Morphology

midyear = mid + year (transparent) = mid + year

A straightforward compound of 'mid' + 'year' meaning the middle of the year; the meaning is directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Midyear comes from two simple parts: mid- meaning 'middle' and year meaning 'a year', just like in midday or midterm. So as an adjective or adverb it describes something happening in or about the middle of the year.