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English
Etymology
See mid.
Prefix
mid-
- Denoting the middle part.
2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.
He's in his mid-thirties — meaning he is roughly around the age of 33-37, as opposed to one's early thirties (aged roughly 30–33) and one's late thirties (aged roughly around 37-39).
He was born in the mid-1930s.
- Occupying a middle position.
a mid-shoulder stretch
- Intermediate
- mid-key, midclass, midgut, midbrow
- Amid.
- During, in the middle of doing something.
He was hit by a ball mid-jump.
Usage notes
It may always be used with a hyphen, and must be so used when the word to which it is joined begins with a capital letter.
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Danish
Pronunciation
Prefix
mid-
- mid-, middle
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Category Danish terms prefixed with mid- not found
Old English
Etymology
From miþ, mid (“with, together”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmid/ (as a nominal prefix)
- IPA(key): /mid/ (as a verbal prefix)
Prefix
mid-
- with, in conjunction with; together (with)
- midwist ― presence, company; society; cooperation
- midrād ― an accompaniment, a riding with
- the middle part
- midstrēam ― midstream
- between
- midspreca ― an advocate, intermediary
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Swedish
Prefix
mid-
- mid-, middle
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