midday

noun

mid-DAY/mɪdˈdeɪ/

Pluralmiddays

1 meaning of midday

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nouncountable or uncountable
Twelve o'clock in the daytime; noon, the middle point of the day.
The bells rang at midday to call workers in from the fields.
A heavy midday meal left everyone drowsy for the rest of the afternoon.
Similarnoon, noonday
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Origin

From Middle English midday, from Old English middæġ ("midday, noon"), formed from mid- plus day. It is related to Dutch middag, German Mittag, and Swedish middag.