26984 words

mid

5 definitions • 14 examples
1
among or in the middle of:

Examples:

He would roam mid the foliage of the trees.
She came forward and said, mid the noise, "May I speak with you?"
2
(of a vowel) produced with the tongue in the middle of the mouth:

Examples:

In a study of babies' babbling, low vowels were most frequent, followed by mid vowels.
The "e" in "men" is mid.
3
the middle of:

Examples:

mid-March
mid-afternoon
US the Mideast
He's in his mid-thirties.
He stopped (in) mid-sentence.
4
the middle of:

Examples:

midweek
mid-March
He’s in his mid-thirties.
5
in the middle of:

Examples:

The sales figures contrast sharply with those for the mid-1990s.
He is in his mid- to late fifties.

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