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midroll

adj · noun · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

In the middle of a roll of film.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: arts, broadcasting, film, hobbies, lifestyle, media, photography, television

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

An advertisement that interrupts an online video, playing before the video resumes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: advertising, business, marketing

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *Hreth2-der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English midroll From mid- + roll.