mid1
/mɪd
/adjective [attributive]
1Of or in the middle part or position of a range: the mid 17th century [in combination]: mid-brown hair...
- In the mid 19th century the air of cities seemed to be much fouler than their water.
- This is the last building they saw well, before they were deployed back in mid February for the Middle East.
- The list of Shiraz is a full page long with prices ranging from the mid twenties a bottle to well over $100.
1.1 Phonetics (Of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue neither high nor low: a mid central vowel
Rhymes
mid2
/mɪd/preposition literary
1In the middle of.
1.1In the course of.
Origin
Shortening of amid.