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mid-August

mid-August

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The middle part of August
  • noun
translation icon : mediados de agosto
  • We usually go on vacation in mid-August when the weather is warmest.

He told Americans in mid August that al Qaeda was gone from Afghanistan.

Examples

  • By mid-August, the crops are ready to be harvested.

  • Many schools start their year in mid-August.

  • The project deadline is set for mid-August this year.

  • The event is scheduled for mid-August.

  • By mid-August, the crops are ready to be harvested.

  • The project deadline is set for mid-August this year.

  • Many schools start their year in mid-August.

Surface Forms

mid-August singular
mid-Augusts plural

Morphology

mid-August = August (transparent) = mid + August

Clearly formed by the productive prefix 'mid-' meaning 'middle' attached to the month name 'August', straightforward for learners who know both parts.

Etymology

The word mid-August combines mid- meaning 'middle' and August, the month named after the Roman leader Augustus. So mid-August means 'the middle part of the month of August', and we use it to talk about time or events in that middle period.