# midday

Pronunciation: say "mid-DAY" /mɪdˈdeɪ/

## Noun

1. Twelve o'clock in the daytime; noon, the middle point of the day.
   - Simple: The middle of the day, around twelve o'clock.
   - _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._

## 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.

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