(With partitive sense.) (The) middle or midst of; = middle, adj. 3. Now usually with hyphen. In a prepositional phrase following the preposition and…

Designating that member of a group or series, or that part of a whole, so situated as to have the same number of members or parts on each side of…

Occupying a middle or intermediate place in sequential order or spatial position. Obsolete.

Occupying a middle position. Obsolete (archaic and poetic in later use).

Middle.

Situated in or at the centre; central.

Situated in the middle of the way, occupying the middle; intermediate (in location or degree). Chiefly poetic in earlier use.

Situated in or at the centre; central; = centric, adj. 1.

Occupying a central point or position.

Occupying a middle or central position. Obsolete. rare.

Situated in a middle or intermediate position; middle; intermediate; †neutral (obsolete).

At or relating to the centre or place of origin of a natural phenomenon or process, such as volcanic activity or an earthquake, the dispersal or…