dictionary definitions for "mid"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mid \Mid\, n.
     Middle. [Obs.]
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           About the mid of night come to my tent.  --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mid \Mid\, prep.
     See Amid.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mid \Mid\ (m[i^]d), a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.]
     [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti,
     Icel. mi[eth]r, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. me`sos, Skr.
     madhya. [root]271. Cf. Amid, Middle, Midst, Mean,
     Mediate, Meridian, Mizzen, Moiety.]
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     1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.
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              No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
              Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger;
        the mid hour of night.
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     3. (Phon.) 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] ([=a]le), [e^] ([e^]ll), [=o]
        ([=o]ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11.
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     Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form,
           denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as,
           mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc.
           Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle
           inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to
           such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mid
      adj 1: used in combination to denote the middle; "midmorning";
             "midsummer"; "in mid-1958"; "a mid-June wedding"


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