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mid

MID/mɪd/

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9 meanings of mid

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  1. 1
    halfwayadjective
    In the middle of something, in place or in time.

    He stopped mid-sentence when the teacher walked in.

    She felt a sharp pain in her mid back.

    Similarmiddle, central

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  2. 2
    just okayadjectiveslang
    Just okay or not very good, nothing special.

    We ended up at a mid burger place because everything else was closed.

    My brother asked if the new video game was worth it, and I told him it was mid.

    UsageUsed before a noun (mid TV) or after a verb (the film is mid).

    Similarmediocre, meh, average, forgettable, unremarkable

    Oppositeamazing, excellent, great

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  3. 3
    nounarchaic
    The middle part of something.
    About the mid of night come to my tent.
    c. 1593, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third:”Here, mid means middle, so the mid of night is midnight.
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  4. 4
    amongprepositionliterary
    Used before a noun to mean in the middle of or among.

    A small white flower grew mid the rocks.

    To shelter quivering natures, wrap them round / In downy softness, and impalace them / Mid fair magnificence, where all is found / Abundant as the longing heart can wish.
    1855, Alexander Carlile, PoemsHere, Mid means amid, in the middle of or surrounded by.
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Meanings 1–2, 4–7

From Old English midd, meaning "middle." It comes from a very old word meaning "in the middle." The slang meaning may come partly from words like "middling."

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Meaning 3

From the Old English noun midd, meaning "the middle." It comes from a very old word meaning "in the middle."

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