definitions

mid-

a combining form representing mid1 in compound words: midday; mid-Victorian.

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Nearby words

mid glamorgan, mid off, mid on, mid wicket off, mid wicket on, mid-, mid-air, mid-atlantic, mid-atlantic ridge, mid-atlantic states, mid-cap

Origin of mid-

Middle English, Old English; see mid1
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British Dictionary definitions for mid-

mid-

combining form

indicating a middle part, point, time, or positionmidday; mid-April; mid-Victorian

Word Origin for mid-

Old English; see middle, mid 1
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Medicine definitions for mid-

mid-

pref.

Middle:midbrain.
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