Mid

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Middle.

II. Mid ·prep ·see Amid.

III. Mid ·superl Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.

IV. Mid ·superl Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.

V. Mid ·superl 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; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld). ·see Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.

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