Mid-

Origin

See mid.

Full definition of mid-

Prefix

1. Denoting the middle part.
• 2013-06-29, Unspontaneous combustion, Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.
2. 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.
3. Occupying a middle position.
   a mid-shoulder stretch
4. Amid.
5. During, in the middle of doing something.
   He was hit by a ball mid-jump.

Derived terms

• mid-air
• mid-season
• mid-winter