/ ˌmɪdˈdeɪ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] 12 o'clock in the middle of the day; the period around this time
SYN noon :
The train arrives at midday.
a midday meal
the heat of the midday sun
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English middæg (see mid- , day ).
/ ˌmɪdˈdeɪ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] 12 o'clock in the middle of the day; the period around this time
SYN noon :
The train arrives at midday.
a midday meal
the heat of the midday sun
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English middæg (see mid- , day ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005