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English
Etymology
From Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to mid- + way. Cognate with Dutch midweg (“midway”), Middle Low German midwech (“midway”).
Pronunciation
Noun
midway (plural midways)
- The middle; the midst.
- A middle way or manner; a mean or middle course between extremes.
c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Prayes, and distroyes the prayer, no midway
Twixt these extreames at all.
1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. , London: [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker ; nd by Robert Boulter ; nd Matthias Walker, , →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: , London: Basil Montagu Pickering , 1873, →OCLC:Paths indirect, or in the midway faint.
- (US) The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.
- (US) The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned
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widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex
Adjective
midway (comparative more midway, superlative most midway)
- Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle.
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being in the middle of the way
Adverb
midway (not comparable)
- Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points
1977 December 10, Leslie Cagan, “IWY: Lesbians at Houston and Beyond”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 23, page 3:Originally scheduled to come up mid-way through the alphabetically-ordered agenda by being listed as "Lesbianism," the issue was pushed back to 23 (out of 26 resolutions) with the renaming of it as "Sexual Preference."
2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:It shell-shocked the home crowd, who quickly demanded a response, which came midway through the half and in emphatic fashion.
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