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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
midmeal en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *melwą
Proto-West Germanic *melu
Old English melu
Middle English mele
English meal
English midmeal
From mid- + meal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring in the middle of a meal
midmeal en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *melwą
Proto-West Germanic *melu
Old English melu
Middle English mele
English meal
English midmeal
From mid- + meal.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The middle of a meal
And, bien sûr, the dinner guest must not leave the table in midmeal to use the powder room, and should she have to go, never, ever use the word “toilette” when asking a host for directions.
2007 January 11, Elaine Sciolino, “France Polishes Its Politesse”, in New York Times: