midafternoon

midafternoon
/mid"af'teuhr noohn", -ahf'-/, n.
1. the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
adj.
2. occurring in or pertaining to midafternoon: a midafternoon nap.
[1895-1900; MID- + AFTERNOON]

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