MID

mid

(adjective) used in combination to denote the middle; “midmorning”; “midsummer”; “in mid-1958”; “a mid-June wedding”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

MID (plural MIDs)

(computing) Initialism of mobile information device.

Anagrams

• DMI, Dim, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, dim, dim.

Etymology 1

Adjective

mid (not comparable)

Denoting the middle part.

Occupying a middle position; middle.

(linguistics) 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, such as, /e o É› É”/.

(African-American Vernacular, slang) midgrade marijuana, or by extension, anything of mediocre quality

Preposition

mid

Amid.

Etymology 2

Noun

mid (plural mids)

(archaic) middle

Etymology 3

Noun

mid (plural mids)

(disc golf) A mid-range.

Etymology 4

Preposition

mid

(in representations of German-accented English) With.

Anagrams

• DMI, Dim, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, dim, dim.

Source: Wiktionary


Mid, a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.] Etym: [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti, Icel. mi, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. madhya. 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.)

Definition: 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 (ale), ê (êll), o (old). See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 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.

Mid, n.

Definition: Middle. [Obs.] About the mid of night come to my tent. Shak.

Mid, prep.

Definition: See Amid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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