mid-

mid-

pref.

Middle: midsummer.

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[Middle English, from mid, middle; see mid¹.]

Usage Note: Many compounds other than those entered here may be formed with mid-. In forming compounds, mid- is normally joined to the following word or element without a space or hyphen: midpoint. However, if the second element begins with a capital letter, it is always 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]

Translations

mid- [ˈmɪd-] prefix → mi-
the mid-eighteenth century → le milieu du dix-huitième siècle
to be in one's mid-thirties → avoir dans les trente-cinq ans
He's in his mid-thirties → Il a dans les trente-cinq ans.
mid-May → la mi-mai
mid-afternoon → le milieu de l'après-midi
mid-air [ˌmɪdˈɛə^r] n
in mid-air → en plein ciel mid-air collision
mid-air collision n → collision f en plein ciel