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5 definitions found 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]: MID Message IDentifier (ATM)
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