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  mid

  adjective

  being at or near the middle point of.
• mid-
  mid-

  a combining form representing mid1 in compound words.
• mid.
  mid.

  abbreviation

  middle.
• Mid.
  Mid.

  abbreviation

  Midshipman.
• M.I.D.
  M.I.D.

  abbreviation

  Master of Industrial Design.

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Slang dictionary results for mid.

mid

¹ American  

[mid] / mɪd /

adjective

1. being at or near the middle point of.

   We visited in mid autumn to catch the leaves at their best.

   The group was active in the mid 1890s.

2. being or occupying a middle place or position.

   These socks hit at the mid calf, making them good for wearing with boots.

   The bark mid trunk has been eaten away by insects.

3. Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with an opening above the tongue relatively intermediate between those for high and low: the vowels of beet, bet, and bot are respectively high, mid, and low.

4. Slang. mediocre, unimpressive, or disappointing.

   Everyone thinks that show is so great, but I've always thought it was mid.

   The shoes are really mid but the shirt is cute.

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noun

1. Archaic. the middle.

mid ² American  

[mid] / mɪd /

Or 'mid

preposition

1. amid.

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mid ³ American  

[mid] / mɪd /

noun

Informal.

1. a midshipman.

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mid- ⁴ American  

1. a combining form representing mid1 in compound words.

   midday; mid-Victorian.

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mid. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. middle.

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Mid. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Midshipman.

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M.I.D. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. Master of Industrial Design.

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mid ¹ British  

/ mɪd /

adjective

1. phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel whose articulation lies approximately halfway between high and low, such as e in English bet

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noun

1. an archaic word for middle

Mid. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Midshipman

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mid ³ British  

/ mɪd /

preposition

1. a poetic word for amid

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mid. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. middle

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mid- ⁵ British  

combining form

1. indicating a middle part, point, time, or position

   midday

   mid-April

   mid-Victorian

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Etymology

Origin of mid¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English midd- (both an adjective and the initial element of a compound; modern spellings such as mid autumn are probably a reanalysis of the combining form mid- as an adjective); cognate with Old High German mitti, Old Norse mithr, Gothic midjis; akin to Greek mésos, méssos, méttos, Latin medius, Old Church Slavonic mežda “limit, border,” Old Irish mide, Sanskrit madhya “middle”; see also mid-

Origin of mid³

By shortening

Origin of mid-⁴

Middle English, Old English; see mid ¹

Example Sentences

Growth generally occurred between December and April, then slowed during mid summer and ended by August even though photosynthesis continued.

From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026

That finding suggests some tidally locked exoplanets could maintain localized geothermal environments that provide conditions favorable for life, particularly in more temperate mid latitudes.

From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026

Wong-Pan didn’t expect a sale to match the 25X earnings ResMed paid in 2018, but had anticipated a multiple in the low double digits to mid teens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

In the north-east of England and eastern Scotland temperatures could reach the mid to high 20s.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

He waddled across the yard almost at a run mid crowded into the back of the castle sept as Joffrey fastened white silk cloaks about the shoulders of the two newest members of his Kingsguard.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Related Words

• average
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