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midest

midest is the obsolete form of midst.

Meaning of midst

Noun

midst (plural midsts)

  1. (literary, often) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
    • Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Affair at the Novelty Theatre”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition...
    Synonyms:
    centre, center, middle

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Forms of midest

pluralmidests

Questions about midest

What is midest the obsolete form of?
Midest is the obsolete form of midst.

Words near midest in the dictionary

  1. midengined
  2. midepidemic
  3. midepigastric
  4. Mider
  5. midesophageal
  6. midest
  7. midests
  8. midevening
  9. midevil
  10. Midewin
  11. Midewiwin

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