amid

prepositionnounattested in dialogue

Australia//əˈmɪd//

In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.

preposition

1
In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
a small lake amid the hills
I sat down amid roars of laughter.
The resulting social divisions can seem so "real" and "natural" to those living amid them that there is a strong tendency to believe that they are timeless biological or scientific facts, rather than social facts that have been assembled and built up through human effort.
Amid all the fevered anticipation of this fixture, few would have expected to witness an aesthetically pleasing example of the beautiful game.

Etymology

From Middle English amidde, Old English on middan, a- + mid.

noun

1
Variant of amidearchaicArchaic form of amide.

Forms

plural: amids

Americas · A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America…Ames · A surname.Ami · A town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

amid · In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.

amidst · In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by;…amigo · A friend.Amir · A male given name from Arabic.

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