mid-
English
Etymology
See mid.
Prefix
mid-
- Denoting the middle part.
- 2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:
- Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.
- He's in his mid-thirties (meaning he is roughly around the age of 34-36, as opposed to one's early thirties — aged roughly 30-33 — and one's late thirties — aged roughly around 37-39).
- He was born in the mid-1930s.
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- Occupying a middle position.
- a mid-shoulder stretch
- Amid.
- During, in the middle of doing something.
- He was hit by a ball mid-jump.
Derived terms
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Old English
Etymology
Old English miþ, mit, mid (“with, together”)
Prefix
mid-
Derived terms
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Swedish
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