"mid-" meaning in English

See mid- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: See mid. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mid}} mid Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} mid-, {{en-prefix}} mid-
  1. Denoting the middle part. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (middle part): medio-, especially between countable nouns Translations (the middle part): mid- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mid--en-prefix-8cd9h1JN Disambiguation of 'middle part': 71 9 13 0 7 Disambiguation of 'the middle part': 75 6 9 0 10
  2. Occupying a middle position. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mid--en-prefix-IUYouQJl
  3. Intermediate Tags: morpheme Synonyms (intermediate): meso-, medio-, especially when comparing sizes
    Sense id: en-mid--en-prefix-Oxz6Y9fZ Disambiguation of 'intermediate': 3 3 90 1 3
  4. Amid. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (amid): inter-, dia-, especially of space Derived forms: mid-air, mid-season, mid-winter
    Sense id: en-mid--en-prefix-YcWTidw5 Disambiguation of 'amid': 1 2 1 96 1
  5. During, in the middle of doing something. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (during): intra-, peri-, especially of time
    Sense id: en-mid--en-prefix-1uzgAmx2 Disambiguation of 'during': 2 2 7 6 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (central): centro-, centri-, midpoint, especially of mass nouns
Disambiguation of 'central': 0 0 0 0 0

Download JSON data for mid- meaning in English (3.2kB)

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