Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mid"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Mid \Mid\, n.
Middle. [Obs.]

About the mid of night come to my tent. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Mid \Mid\, prep.
See {Amid}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

mid
adj : used in combination to denote the middle; "midmorning";
"midsummer"; "in mid-1958"; "a mid-June wedding" [syn:
{mid(a)}]


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