Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the middle; between.
- Amid; among.
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- adverb In the
middle ;between . - preposition
Amid ;among .
Etymologies
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From Middle English imell, emell, emelle, omelle, from Old Norse á milli, í milli ("in the middle"), from Old Norse milli, miðli ("middle"), from Proto-Germanic *midjilan, *medilan, *medalan (“middle”), from Proto-Indo-European *medhy- (“between, in the middle, middle”). More at middle.
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