mid-

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English

Etymology

See mid.

Prefix

mid-

  1. 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.
  2. Occupying a middle position.
    a mid-shoulder stretch
  3. Intermediate
    mid-key, midclass, midgut, midbrow
  4. Amid.
  5. 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-

  1. 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-

  1. with, in conjunction with; together (with)
    midwistpresence, company; society; cooperation
    midrādan accompaniment, a riding with
  2. the middle part
    midstrēammidstream
  3. between
    midsprecaan advocate, intermediary

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Swedish

Prefix

mid-

  1. mid-, middle

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