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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mid \Mid\ (m[i^]d), a. [Compar. wanting; superl. {Midmost}.]
[AS. midd; akin to OS middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti,
Icel. mi[eth]r, Goth. midjis L. medius, Gr me`sos, Skr.
madhya [root]271. Cf {Amid}, {Middle}, {Midst}, {Mean},
{Mediate}, {Meridian}, {Mizzen}, {Moiety}.]
1. Denoting the middle part as in mid ocean.
No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.
--Pope.
2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as the mid finger;
the mid hour of night.
3. (Phon.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some
certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate;
midway between the high and the low -- said of certain
vowel sounds; as [=a] ([=a]le), [e^] ([e^]ll), [=o]
([=o]ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11.
Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form
denoting the middle or middle part of a thing as
mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc
Also specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle
inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to
such a circle; as mid-center, midradius
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mid \Mid\, n.
Middle. [Obs.]
About the mid of night come to my tent. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mid \Mid\, prep.
See {Amid}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
mid
adj : used in combination to denote the middle; "midmorning";
"midsummer"; "in mid-1958"; a mid-June wedding" [syn: {mid(a)}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
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