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amid^¹

/əˈmɪd/ Australia, Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɪd

Where it comes from

From Middle English amidde, Old English onmiddan, on middan, a- + mid.

preposition 'mid · mid

In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. a small lake amid the hills
Similar: amongst, among

amid^²

noun amids

archaic Archaic form of amide

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: after, amidst, among, amongst, between, center, centered, central, despite, downtown, during, east, heart, light, mid, middle

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prep surrounded by

Español	rodeado por, envuelto, entre, en medio de
Português	em meio a
Français	au milieu de, entre, parmi, entouré de
Deutsch	inmitten
Italiano	in mezzo a, tra, fra
Русский	среди́ sredí, ме́жду méždu
العربية	بَيْن bayn
עברית	בתוך, בין, בקרב

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@misc{amid_2026,
  title = {amid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}