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midway definition

mid·way (mid′wā′; also, for adj. & adv., -wā′)

noun

  1. Obsolete
    1. the middle of the way or distance
    2. a middle way or course
  2. ☆

    Etymology: orig. short for Midway Plaisance, the amusement area of the Columbian Exposition (1893), in Chicago

    that part of a fair or exposition where sideshows and other amusements are located

Etymology: ME midwei < OE midweg

adjective, adverb

in the middle of the way or distance; halfway

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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