/euh mid"/ , prep.
1. in the middle of; surrounded by; among: to stand weeping amid the ruins.
2. during; in or throughout the course of.
Also, amidst .
[ bef. 1000; ME amidde, OE amiddan, for on middan in (the) middle. See A- 1 , MID 1 ]
Syn. 1. See among .