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amidst

prep
/aˈmɪdst/US

Etymology

From amids + -t (excrescent), from amid + -s (genitive). By surface analysis, amid + -st (excrescent). Root amid from Middle English amidde, amiddes, on midden, from Old English on middan (“in the middle”), from midd (“central”) (English mid).

  1. inherited from on
  2. inherited from amidde

Definitions

  1. In the midst or middle of

    In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

    • Be a philosopher ; but amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at amidst. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at amidst. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at amidst

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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