"middle day" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From middle + day. Cognate with Old High German mittiltag (“noon, midday”). Compare also similarly formed Middle English middelniȝt, middel-niht (“midnight”, literally “middle-night”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|middle|day}} middle + day, {{cog|goh|mittiltag|t=noon, midday}} Old High German mittiltag (“noon, midday”), {{m+|enm|middelniȝt}} Middle English middelniȝt, {{m|enm|middel-niht|lit=middle-night|t=midnight}} middel-niht (“midnight”, literally “middle-night”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} middle day (uncountable)
  1. Midday; noon. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: midday, middle-day, middleday
    Sense id: en-middle_day-en-noun-uTgtyv3l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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