midafternoon C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled mid-afternoon US /ˌmɪdˌæftərˈnun/ UK /ˌmɪdˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the middle part of the afternoon By midafternoon the market stalls were already packing up. Thesaurus Word family Related forms afternoonmiddaymidmorning Etymology AI details A modern English compound of mid- (Old English midd 'middle') + afternoon (after + noon, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna hōra 'ninth hour'). midd Old English nōna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # midafternoon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪdˌæftərˈnun/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪdˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ ## Meanings 1. the middle part of the afternoon ## Examples - By midafternoon the market stalls were already packing up. ## Related Forms - afternoon - midday - midmorning ## Roots and Affixes - Root: midd - Root: nōna ## Etymology A modern English compound of mid- (Old English midd 'middle') + afternoon (after + noon, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna hōra 'ninth hour'). ## AI Etymology Midafternoon is a modern English compound of mid- (Old English midd 'middle') + afternoon (after + noon, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna hōra 'ninth hour'). The etymological trail includes Old English midd, Latin nōna. The same word family includes afternoon, midday, midmorning. Its current noun use means "the middle part of the afternoon". ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown