mid

Adjective

Synonyms: mid(a)

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

used in combination to denote the middle“midmorning”“midsummer”“in mid-1958”“a mid-June wedding”Synonyms: mid(a)

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mid \Mid\, n. Middle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

About the mid of night come to my tent. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Mid \Mid\, prep. See Amid. [1913 Webster]

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.] [1913 Webster]

1.Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean. [1913 Webster]

No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

2.Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]