Standard Lemma guide

mid-

prefix · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

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Meaning 1

Denoting the middle part.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • He's in his mid-thirties — meaning he is roughly around the age of 33-37, as opposed to one's early thirties (aged roughly 30–33) and one's late thirties (aged roughly around 37-39).
  • He was born in the mid-1930s.
  • a mid-sixteenth-century cathedral.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

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Meaning 2

Occupying a middle position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • a mid-shoulder stretch

Meaning relationships

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3

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Meaning 3

Intermediate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • mid-key, midclass, midgut, midbrow

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

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Meaning 4

Amid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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5

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Meaning 5

During, in the middle of doing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • He was hit by a ball mid-jump.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See mid.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: śród- — the middle part
  • Swedish: mid- — the middle part
  • Tagalog: git- — the middle part