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amid

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a·mid  (-md) also a·midst (-mdst)
prep.
Surrounded by; in the middle of.

[Middle English : a-, in; see a-2 + mid, middle (from Old English midde, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots).]

amid or amidst
prep
in the middle of; among [Old English on middan in the middle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
amid or amidst
preposition 1. during, among, at a time of, in an atmosphere of
preposition 2. in the middle of, among, surrounded by, amongst, in the midst of, in the thick of
Translations
amid [əˈmɪd], amidst [əˈmɪdst] prepparmi, au milieu de

amid [əˈmɪd], amidst [əˈmɪdst] prepinmitten +gen

amid [əˈmɪd], amidst [əˈmɪdst] prepfra, tra, in mezzo a

amid
prep amid, amidst [əˈmid(st)]
in the middle of; among Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows. tussen, by, in وَسْط، بَيْن сред v, uprostřed, mezi midt i; blandt (in)mitten στο μέσο, ανάμεσα en medio de, entre keskel, sees, hulgas; ümbritsetud در میان keskellä dans; parmi בֵּין, בְּקֶרֶב बीच में ही usred között di tengah á meðal, innan um in mezzo a; tra ~のまっただ中に ...의 한복판에 tarp starp; vidū ditengah te midden van midt i, blant; under wśród, pomiędzy no meio de în mijlocul; printre среди; между uprostred, medzi sredi; med među mitt i, mitt ibland ท่ามกลาง arasında, ortasında 在...中 серед, між درمیان میں ở giữa ...中


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Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all; amid confusion and chaos, your array may be without head or tail, yet it will be proof against defeat.
It suffers teetotal picnic-parties to encamp amid its savage hollows, and it humbly allows itself to be painted by the worst artists.
Waldron, the famous popular lecturer, rose amid a general murmur of applause.
 
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