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  • noun UK The middle of autumn.
  • adjective UK Happening in the middle of autumn.
  • adverb UK In the middle of autumn.

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Examples

  • A second person familiar with the Sany deal said the company, whose concrete pumps were used to build the Three Gorges Dam in China, will start begin its roadshows, or sale of shares to institutional investors, on Sept. 13, after the mid-autumn festival holiday in China.

    Citic Securities, Sany IPOs Could Raise Up to $5 Billion Nisha Gopalan 2011

  • One day a decade ago, during China's mid-autumn festival, CICC CEO Levin Zhu was the last one to leave the office.

    Wall Street's Latest Gold Rush? The Booming China Market Ryan McCarthy 2010

  • One day a decade ago, during China's mid-autumn festival, CICC CEO Levin Zhu was the last one to leave the office.

    Wall Street's Latest Gold Rush? The Booming China Market The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The vast majority of the biggest crowd ever hosted at this arena, albeit an attendance beaten by a solitary person, revelled in a victory that, even in the chill of mid-autumn, feels significant.

    Southampton 1-0 West Ham United | Championship match report 2011

  • South Koreans celebrate the three-day Chuseok holiday with family members to mark the mid-autumn harvest.

    Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival 2011

  • The seductive cat burglar of "Puss in Boots" stole the box office's top spot this weekend, though the spoils may have been limited by a World Series that stretched into Friday night and a mid-autumn snowstorm.

    'Puss in Boots' Bests Box Office Erica Orden 2011

  •            Mikhail's complexion was fully blue-black, the way it might have looked after a longPittsburghwinter spent indoors, but it was only mid-autumn.

    The Nielsens (part one) 2010

  • It was a strange choice for that day, a cold mid-autumn day, getting ready for finals, a break from the coming rush of holidays, the pomes and harvests of other trees and fields to be consumed, the first snow closer than the last beach day.

    Quince Orchid 2010

  • Markets in China remained closed for the mid-autumn festival.

    Growth Fears Weigh on European Markets 2010

  • The young vine leaves mature to deep bronzed-purple between spring and mid-autumn, providing the perfect foil for yellow, scented roses that come in flushes throughout the season.

    Gardens: Climbing companions 2010

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