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mid-

mid- prefix: denoting the middle part.

Prefix

mid-

  1. Denoting the middle part.
    • 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.
    Synonyms:
    medio-, especially between countable nouns
  2. Occupying a middle position.
    • a mid-shoulder stretch
  3. Intermediate
    • mid-key, midclass, midgut, midbrow
    Synonyms:
    meso-, medio-, especially when comparing sizes
  4. Amid.
    Synonyms:
    inter-, dia-, especially of space
  5. During, in the middle of doing something.
    • He was hit by a ball mid-jump.
    Synonyms:
    intra-, peri-, especially of time

Synonyms of mid-

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Origin of mid-

See mid.

Words formed from mid-

Questions about mid-

What does mid- mean?
Mid- means denoting the middle part.
What part of speech is mid-?
Mid- is a prefix.

Words near mid- in the dictionary

  1. mid seasons
  2. Mid Suffolk
  3. Mid Sussex
  4. Mid West
  5. mid youth
  6. mid-
  7. mid-adolescent
  8. mid-aged
  9. mid-air
  10. Mid-America
  11. Mid-American

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