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Meaning of 'midst' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Midst [ adv.]
- In the middle.
2 . Midst [ n.]
- The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest.
- Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs.
3 . Midst [ prep.]
- In the midst of; amidst.

Meaning of 'midst' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . midst [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the location of something surrounded by other things
Example in sentence:
  • in the midst of the crowd

Nearby Words:

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

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