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mid-sentence

mid-sentence is the alternative form of midsentence.

Meaning of midsentence

Adjective

midsentence (not comparable)

  1. Occurring in the middle of a sentence.
    • In neither case was there an effect on comprehension as measured by the subjects’ free recall. Subjects recalled as much with midsentence interruptions as with end-of-sentence interruptions as with no interruptions at all.1998, Walter Kintsch, Comprehension: A Paradigm for Cognition, Cambridge, Cambs.: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 230

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Questions about mid-sentence

What is mid-sentence the alternative form of?
Mid-sentence is the alternative form of midsentence.

Words near mid-sentence in the dictionary

  1. mid-roll
  2. mid-scream
  3. mid-season
  4. mid-season form
  5. mid-seasons
  6. mid-sentence
  7. mid-September
  8. mid-shelf
  9. mid-size
  10. mid-sized
  11. mid-sizes

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