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midwinter

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mid·win·ter  (mdwntr)
n.
1. The middle of the winter.
2. The period of the winter solstice, about December 22.

midwinter [ˈmɪdˈwɪntə]
n
1. (Astronomy)
a.  the middle or depth of the winter
b.  (as modifier) a midwinter festival
2. another name for winter solstice
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.midwinter - the middle of winter
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
winter, wintertime - the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
Translations
midwinter [ˈmɪdˈwɪntəʳ]
A. Npleno invierno m
in midwinteren pleno invierno
B. CPDde pleno invierno

midwinter [ˌmɪdˈwɪntər]
nplein hiver m
in midwinter → en plein hiver
modif [gale, blizzard, snow] → d'hiver; [break] → d'hiver

midwinter
nMitte fdes Winters, Wintermitte f
adjum die Mitte des Winters, mittwinterlich

midwinter [ˌmɪdˈwɪntəʳ] npieno inverno
midwinter [ˌmɪdˈwɪntəʳ] npieno inverno

midwinter
n midwinter [midˈwintə]
the middle of winter He arrived in midwinter; (also adjective ) on a midwinter day. midwinter مُنْتَصَف الشِّتاء в средата на зимата uprostřed zimy midvinter; midvinter- Mitte des Winters μεσοχείμωνο pleno invierno südatalv وسط زمستان sydäntalvi coeur de l'hiver; hivernal אֶמצָע הָחוֹרֶף शीतकाल का मध्य sredina zime, zimska suncostaja a tél dereka pertengahan musim dingin hávetur; tíminn í kringum vetrarsólhvörf (21. desember) cuore dell'inverno, solstizio d'inverno; in pieno inverno 真冬 한겨울 viduržiemis ziemas vidus pertengahan musim sejuk midwinter midt vinteren środek zimy pleno inverno miezul iernii середина зимы uprostred zimy sredina zime sredina zime midvinter ช่วงกลางฤดูหนาว kış ortası 仲冬,冬至 акушерство; зимове сонцестояння سرمائی شمسی انقلاب giữa mùa đông 冬,冬至


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Not till midwinter was the count at last handed a letter addressed in his son's handwriting.
It was not yet quite midwinter, and the turbulent Fifty Mile River vindicated his judgment.
It was January, midwinter, an awful time to have to face privation.
 
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