"amidst" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "amiddes",
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        "2": "on midden"
      },
      "expansion": "on midden",
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        "3": "on middan",
        "4": "",
        "5": "in the middle"
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  "etymology_text": "From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
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        "In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among."
      ],
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        [
          "midst",
          "midst"
        ],
        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ],
        [
          "surround",
          "surround"
        ],
        [
          "encompass",
          "encompass"
        ],
        [
          "among",
          "among"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "amid"
        },
        {
          "word": "among"
        },
        {
          "word": "amongst"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "amidest"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "amiddst"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
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          "word": "amiddest"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "amydst"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "amyddst"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "amyddest"
        }
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "bayn",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "بَيْن"
        },
        {
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ben",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
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            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "بين"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "meǰ",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "մեջ"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "au milieu de"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "entre"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "parmi"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "inmitten"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "i lár"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "i measc"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "in mezzo"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "pośród"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "entre"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "no meio de"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "em meio a"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "srédi"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "en medio"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "mitt i"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
          "word": "under"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈmɪdst/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈmɪtst/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɪdst"
    },
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "amidst"
}

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      "expansion": "Middle English amidde",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "3": "on middan",
        "4": "",
        "5": "in the middle"
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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "mid"
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  "etymology_text": "From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
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        "English 2-syllable words",
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        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms suffixed with -s",
        "English terms suffixed with -st",
        "English terms suffixed with -t",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪdst",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪdst/2 syllables"
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        "In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among."
      ],
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          "midst",
          "midst"
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          "middle",
          "middle"
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          "surround",
          "surround"
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          "encompass",
          "encompass"
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          "among",
          "among"
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          "word": "amid"
        },
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          "word": "among"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈmɪtst/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "amidest"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
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      "word": "amiddst"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
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      "word": "amiddest"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "amydst"
    },
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        "obsolete",
        "rare"
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      "word": "amyddst"
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        "obsolete",
        "rare"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bayn",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "بَيْن"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ben",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "بين"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "meǰ",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "մեջ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "au milieu de"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "entre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "parmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "inmitten"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "i lár"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "i measc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "in mezzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "pośród"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "entre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "no meio de"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "em meio a"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "srédi"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "en medio"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "mitt i"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among",
      "word": "under"
    }
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  "word": "amidst"
}