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mid
1[ mid ]
adjective
- being at or near the middle point of:
We visited in mid autumn to catch the leaves at their best.
The group was active in the mid 1890s.
- being or occupying a middle place or position:
These socks hit at the mid calf, making them good for wearing with boots.
The bark mid trunk has been eaten away by insects.
- Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with an opening above the tongue relatively intermediate between those for high and low: the vowels of beet, bet, and bot are respectively high, mid, and low. Compare high ( def 23 ), low 1( def 30 ).
- Slang. mediocre, unimpressive, or disappointing:
Everyone thinks that show is so great, but I've always thought it was mid.
The shoes are really mid but the shirt is cute.
noun
- Archaic. the middle.
mid
2[ mid ]
preposition
- amid.
mid
3[ mid ]
noun
- a midshipman.
mid-
4- a combining form representing mid1 in compound words:
midday; mid-Victorian.
mid.
5abbreviation for
- middle.
Mid.
6abbreviation for
- Midshipman.
M.I.D.
7abbreviation for
- Master of Industrial Design.
mid.
1abbreviation for
- middle
mid-
2combining_form
- indicating a middle part, point, time, or position
mid-April
midday
mid-Victorian
Mid.
3abbreviation for
- Midshipman
mid
4/ ɪ /
adjective
- phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel whose articulation lies approximately halfway between high and low, such as e in English bet
noun
- an archaic word for middle
mid
5/ ɪ /
preposition
- a poetic word for amid
Word History and Origins
Origin of mid1
Origin of mid2
Word History and Origins
Origin of mid1
Origin of mid2
Example Sentences
Trump did make a show of having his name printed on the first round of checks issued in mid-2020, marking the first time a president’s name had appeared on an IRS disbursement.
DWP said they expected the repairs to take three to four weeks, with the reservoir now estimated to come back online by mid- to late June.
It happens every year during mid to late April, visible as short-lived streaks of light in the sky.
So when those days roll around, it goes without saying: you don’t want a “mid” ham, the kind your guests push around on their plates with polite disinterest.
John Henry Anderson became one of the biggest names in the entertainment world in the mid 19th Century.
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