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Amid vs Astride - What's the difference?

amid | astride |

As a noun amid

is amide.

As an adverb astride is

with one’s legs on either side.

As a preposition astride is

with one’s legs on either side of.

amid

English

Alternative forms

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Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Surrounded by; in the middle of; in the center of.
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    • , date=November 14 , author=Stephen Halliday , title=Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero , work=The Scotsman citation , page= , passage=Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game.}}

    Synonyms

    * amongst * among

    See also

    * amidst

    Anagrams

    * ----

    astride

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • With one’s legs on either side.
    • The men ride their horses astride .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • With one’s legs on either side of.
    • The boy sat astride his father’s knee.

    Synonyms

    * agee, astraddle

    Anagrams

    *