"midtime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: midtimes [plural]
Etymology: mid- + time Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|time}} mid- + time Head templates: {{en-noun}} midtime (plural midtimes)
  1. The time that occurs in the middle; the point midway through an event, etc.
    Sense id: en-midtime-en-noun-8OnMVCM7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mid-

Inflected forms

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