Mid a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.]
  1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.
  No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
  Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.   --Pope.
  2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.
  3. Phon. 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, ā (āle), ĕ (ĕll), ō (ōld). See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
  Note: ☞ Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as, mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.
  Mid·most a.  Middle; middlemost.
     Ere night's midmost, stillest hour was past.   --Byron.
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  midmost
       adj : being in the exact middle [syn: middlemost]
       adv : the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the
             forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"
             [syn: in the midst, in the middle]