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mid | x |

As a noun mid

is (computing) mobile information device.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

mid

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) .

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • (obsolete) With.
  • Amid.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) mid, midde, from (etyl) . See also middle .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Denoting the middle part.
    • mid ocean
  • Occupying a middle position; middle.
    • mid finger
    mid hour of night
  • (linguistics) 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, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld).
    • Derived terms
    * mid-autumn * midfall * midseason * midshipman * midsummer * mid-winter
    Related terms
    * midday * midnight

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) mid, midde, from (etyl) . See also median, Latin medianus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) middle
  • * Shakespeare
    • About the mid of night come to my tent.

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----