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English Dictionary: midmost by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
midmost
adv
  1. the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"
    Synonym(s): midmost, in the midst
adj
  1. being in the exact middle
    Synonym(s): middlemost, midmost
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mid \Mid\ (m[icr]d), a. [Compar. wanting; superl. {Midmost}.]
      [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti,
      Icel. mi[edh]r, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. me`sos, Skr.
      madhya. [root]271. Cf. {Amid}, {Middle}, {Midst}, {Mean},
      {Mediate}, {Meridian}, {Mizzen}, {Moiety}.]
      1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.
  
                     No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
                     Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger;
            the mid hour of night.
  
      3. (Phon.) 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, [be] ([be]le), [ecr] ([ecr]ll), [omac]
            ([omac]ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10,
            11.
  
      Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form,
               denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as,
               mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc.
               Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle
               inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to
               such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Midmost \Mid"most`\, a. [OE. middemiste. Cf. {Foremost}.]
      Middle; middlemost.
  
               Ere night's midmost, stillest hour was past. --Byron.
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