MID


Meaning of MID in English

I. ˈmid adjective

Etymology: Middle English mid, midde, from Old English midd, midde; akin to Old High German mitti mid, middle, Old Norse mithr, Gothic midjis, Latin medius, Greek mesos, Sanskrit madhya

1. : being the part in the middle or midst

in mid ocean

— often used in combination

mid -August

mid -1950s)

mid -Renaissance

2. : occupying a middle position : middle 1a

the mid finger

— often used in combination

mid -incisor

mid -pillar

3. of a vowel : articulated with the arch of the tongue midway between its highest and its lowest elevation — compare close , open

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English mid, midde, from mid, midde, adjective

archaic : middle

III. adverb

Etymology: Middle English mid, midde, from mid, midde, adjective

: in the middle

IV. preposition

Etymology: by shortening

: amid

V. noun

( -s )

Etymology: by shortening

: midshipman

VI. abbreviation

1. middle

2. midland

3. midnight

4. midshipman

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.