adv
Meaning 1
in midstream
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- moored midstream
- some of them got caught midstream by the tide
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
midstream
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CMU ARPABET: M IH1 D S T R IY2 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
in midstream, abruptly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
Examples
- the most difficult thing in a fast game of rugby is to change course midstream
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The middle of a stream or river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 4
the middle of a stream
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: center, centre, middle, heart, eye
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- English stream English midstream From mid- + stream.
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