mid-morningadj.n.

Brit.

/mɪdˈmɔːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌmɪdˈmɔrnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., morning n.

Etymology: < mid adj. + morning n. Compare earlier mid-morn n. and midmorrow n.

A. adj.

Relating to or occurring or taken in the middle of the morning.

ΚΠ

1863 Athenaeum 5 Sept. 306/3 On Posidonius..the mid-morning light shows with beautiful distinctness the shield-like disc of the mountain.

1880 Catholic World Jan. 472/1 I was sitting smoking in a shady corner and enjoying..the mid-morning air.

1902 M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 123 I have trouble over my mid-morning bathes on account of passing boats.

1938 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 700/1 There are 1,200 firms in Britain now operating such amenities as a ten-minute mid-morning break.

1959 P. Townend Died o' Wednesday xii. 216 Chance customers who dropped in for mid-morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon tea.

1995 A. D. Foster Life Form iii. 35 A towering rooster tail of fine sand plumed behind the ship, darkening the midmorning sunshine.

B. n.

The middle of the morning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > morning > [noun] > mid-morning

mid-mornOE

midmorrowc1330

mid-morning1873

1873 W. Morris Love is Enough 113 As the rain in mid-morning your troubles shall thicken.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 95 A disgusting bat At midmorning!

1949 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Oct. 13/1 A mild recovery movement in mid-morning cut losses.

1991 C. Dexter Jewel that was Ours xxix. 129 He sat on his unmade bed, head between his hands, that Saturday mid-morning.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mid-morning
释义	mid-morningadj.n. Brit. /mɪdˈmɔːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmɪdˈmɔrnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., morning n. Etymology: < mid adj. + morning n. Compare earlier mid-morn n. and midmorrow n. A. adj. Relating to or occurring or taken in the middle of the morning. ΚΠ 1863 Athenaeum 5 Sept. 306/3 On Posidonius..the mid-morning light shows with beautiful distinctness the shield-like disc of the mountain. 1880 Catholic World Jan. 472/1 I was sitting smoking in a shady corner and enjoying..the mid-morning air. 1902 M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 123 I have trouble over my mid-morning bathes on account of passing boats. 1938 Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 700/1 There are 1,200 firms in Britain now operating such amenities as a ten-minute mid-morning break. 1959 P. Townend Died o' Wednesday xii. 216 Chance customers who dropped in for mid-morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon tea. 1995 A. D. Foster Life Form iii. 35 A towering rooster tail of fine sand plumed behind the ship, darkening the midmorning sunshine. B. n. The middle of the morning. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > morning > [noun] > mid-morning mid-mornOE midmorrowc1330 mid-morning1873 1873 W. Morris Love is Enough 113 As the rain in mid-morning your troubles shall thicken. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 95 A disgusting bat At midmorning! 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Oct. 13/1 A mild recovery movement in mid-morning cut losses. 1991 C. Dexter Jewel that was Ours xxix. 129 He sat on his unmade bed, head between his hands, that Saturday mid-morning. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1863
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