midcentury

• mid-century

From mid- +‎ century.

midcentury (not generally comparable, comparative more midcentury, superlative most midcentury)

1. Occurring around the middle of the century. (Elliptically refers to whichever century is evident from the context of a discussion.)

   Coordinate terms: turn of the century, fin de siècle

   midcentury modern

   This midcentury masterpiece was overlooked at the time it was created.

   This ashtray is very midcentury, but that lamp is the most midcentury thing I've seen all year.

   • 2015 November 24, Troy Patterson, “The Winter Hat Trick”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 February 2019:

     Get a whiff of the models that served our grandfathers well: They now combine the must of a midcentury hatbox with the musk of 21st-­century body spray.

midcentury

1. The midpoint or middle portion of a century.

   Coordinate terms: turn of the century, fin de siècle

   at midcentury;   by midcentury

   She wrote an essay taking stock of the movement at midcentury.