mid
Occupying a middle position; middle.
Other meanings
Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].
Mediocre; of middling quality.
Related words
- early-to-mid
- mid-autumn
- Mid Calder
- inmid
- mid cell
- mid-central
- midbie
- middish
- midleg
- midlight
- midmost
- midpoint
Word history
From Old English "midd" (mid, middle, midway).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.