mid-

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Denoting the middle part.

   • He's in his mid-thirties — meaning he is roughly around the age of 33-37, as opposed to one's early thirties (aged roughly 30–33) and one's late thirties (aged roughly around 37-39).
   • He was born in the mid-1930s.
   • a mid-sixteenth-century cathedral.
2. 2

   Occupying a middle position.

   • a mid-shoulder stretch
3. 3

   Intermediate

   • mid-key, midclass, midgut, midbrow
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   1. 4

      Amid.

   2. 5

      During, in the middle of doing something.

      • He was hit by a ball mid-jump.

The neighborhood

• synonymcentro-central
• synonymcentri-central
• synonymmidpointcentral
• synonymespecially of mass nounscentral