Dictionary
Thesaurus
Sentence Examples

Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » in their midst

in their midst

Variant of midst

noun

the middle or central part: now mainly in phrases as below

Origin: ME middest, prob. merging of middes, gen. of mid (with unhistoric -t) + middest, superl. of mid, mid

Old Poet. in the midst of; amidst; amid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

About YourDictionary Advertisers Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use Help
© 1996-2013 LoveToKnow, Corp. All Rights Reserved. Audio pronunciation provided by LoveToKnow, Corp.