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Meaning of 'mid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mid [ n.]
- Middle.
2 . Mid [ prep.]
- See Amid.
3 . Mid [ superl.]
- Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.
- Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.
- Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.

Meaning of 'mid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- used in combination to denote the middle
Example in sentence:
  • a mid-June wedding;
  • in mid-1958;
  • midmorning;
  • midsummer

Nearby Words:

mid sea mid-sea mida midas midas's ear midbrain midday midden midden crow middest

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