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midst

English

Alternative forms

  • midest, middest, middis, middst, myddest, mydest, myddis, myddst, mydst (all obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English in middes (“in the middle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m?dst/, [m?dst], [m?tst]
  • Rhymes: -?dst

Noun

midst (plural midsts)

  1. (often literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.

Synonyms

  • centre, center, middle

Translations

Preposition

midst

  1. (rare) Among, in the middle of; amid.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:midst.

Synonyms

  • amid
  • amidst

Derived terms

  • in the midst of
  • in one's midst

Translations

Anagrams

  • DTIMs, MSTID, Smidt

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amongst

English

Alternative forms

  • among
  • amongest (obsolete)
  • amoungst (archaic)
  • amoungest (obsolete)

Etymology

amongs +? -t (excrescent), from among +? -s (genitive); surface analysis is among +? -st (excrescent). Root among from Old English ongemang, from on (“in”) + gemang (“assemblage, mingling”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??m??st/

Preposition

amongst

  1. Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

Usage notes

  • See amidst and among.

Synonyms

  • among (variant of amongst)
  • amidst
  • amid

Translations

Anagrams

  • Gamston, gamonts

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