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Where does “midafternoon” come from?

Midafternoon is a Middle English formation from mid- and afternon, with the earliest known use appearing in Middle English texts.

midafternoon (English): The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2...

Definitions

  1. The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2...

Ancestry of “midafternoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmid-afternon—
Every word from Middle English mid-afternon →