mid

mid
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[[t]mɪd[/t]]
adj.
1) being at or near the middle point of:
in mid autumn[/ex]
2) phn (of a vowel) articulated with an opening above the tongue approximately intermediate between those for high and low, as the vowels of bet, bait, but, and boat.
Compare high 20) low I, 27)
3) archaic the middle
Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE midd-; c. OHG mitti, ON mithr, Go midjis, OIr mide, L medius, Gk mésos, Skt madhya middle II
mid or 'mid
[[t]mɪd[/t]] prep.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • 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},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • MID — or Mid may refer to: Contents 1 Computers and electronics 2 Medicine and biology 3 Military 4 Other Compu …   Wikipedia

  • mid- — [mıd] prefix [: Old English; Origin: midde] middle ▪ a young woman in her mid twenties ▪ The mid sixties were a turning point in sports car design. ▪ in mid July ▪ He stopped mid sentence. mid morning/afternoon/week etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mid- — [mıd] prefix [: Old English; Origin: midde] middle ▪ a young woman in her mid twenties ▪ The mid sixties were a turning point in sports car design. ▪ in mid July ▪ He stopped mid sentence. mid morning/afternoon/week etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mid- — UK / US or mid UK [mɪd] / US prefix the middle of a period of time: used with many nouns in mid September during the mid 1950s Cut the branches in mid or late summer. • See: mid II …   English dictionary

  • mid — meaning ‘middle of’, is normally joined by a hyphen to the following word, as in mid century / mid fifteenth century. Note that when the century is in attributive position (before a noun), two hyphens are needed: a mid fifteenth century church.… …   Modern English usage

  • MID — ist die Abkürzung für: Außenministerium der Russischen Föderation russisch Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации Molded Interconnect Devices, 3 dimensionale elektronische Baugruppen Military Intelligence Department, ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • MID — может означать следующее: .mid  укороченное расширение имён файлов в формате MIDI. Mobile Internet device Мобильное интернет устройство. Mid встроенная функция обработки строк во многих версиях Basic и Visual Basic. Mid% обозначает процент… …   Википедия

  • mid — (prep., adj.) O.E. mid with, in conjunction with, in company with, together with, among, from P.Gmc. *medjaz (Cf. O.N. miðr, O.S. middi, O.Fris. midde, O.H.G. mitti, Goth. midjis mid, middle ), from PIE *medhyo middle (see MEDIAL (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • mid — mid1 [mid] adj. [ME < OE midd , akin to Goth midjis, ON mithr < IE * medhjo (> L medius, Gr mesos) < base * me , between] 1. MIDDLE 2. Phonet. articulated with the tongue in a position approximately halfway between high and low: said… …   English World dictionary

  • mid|i — «MIHD ee», noun, plural mid|is, adjective. –n. 1. a skirt, dress, or other garment reaching to the calf, usually the mid calf; longuette. 2. the style or length characterized by hemlines at the calf. –adj. reaching to the calf, usually the mid… …   Useful english dictionary

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