mid-
[Middle English, from mid, middle; see mid1.]
Usage Note: Many compounds other than those entered here are formed with mid-. In forming compounds, mid- is normally joined to the following word or element without a space or hyphen: midpoint. If the second element begins with a capital letter, it is separated with a hyphen: mid-May. It is always acceptable to separate the elements with a hyphen to prevent possible confusion with another form, as, for example, to distinguish mid-den (the middle of a den) from the word midden. Note that the adjective mid1 is a separate word, though, as is the case with any adjective, it may be joined to another word with a hyphen when used as a unit modifier: in the mid Pacific but a mid-Pacific island.
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mid-
combining form indicating a middle part, point, time, or position: midday; mid-April; mid-Victorian.
[Old English; see middle, mid1]
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mid1
(mɪd)
adj. 1. being at or near the middle point of: in mid autumn.
2. (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 (def. 20), low 1 (def. 27). n. 3. Archaic. the middle.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English midd-; c. Old High German mitti, Old Norse mithr, Gothic midjis, Old Irish mide, Latin medius, Greek mésos, Skt madhya middle]
mid2
or 'mid
(mɪd)
prep. mid-
a combining form representing
mid1:
midday; mid-Victorian. mid.
middle.
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