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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MID, a. [L. medius.]
1. Middle; at equal distance from extremes; as the mid hour of night.
2. Intervening.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall, lifting in mid air, suspend their wings.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English midde; akin to Old High German mitti middle, Latin medius, Greek mesos Date: before 12th century 1. being the part in the middle or midst <in mid ocean> — often used in combination <mid-August> 2. occupying a middle position <the mid finger> 3. of a vowel articulated with the arch of the tongue midway between its highest and its lowest elevation • mid adverb II. preposition Date: 15th century amid

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. attrib.adj. 1 (usu. in comb.) that is the middle of (in mid-air; from mid-June to mid-July). 2 that is in the middle; medium, half. 3 Phonet. (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue neither high nor low. Etymology: OE midd (recorded only in oblique cases), rel. to L medius, Gk mesos 2. prep. poet. = AMID. Etymology: abbr. f. AMID

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean. No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings. --Pope. 2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night. 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. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mid Mid, n. Middle. [Obs.] About the mid of night come to my tent. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mid Mid, prep. See Amid.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Middle, intervening.

Moby Thesaurus

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