Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In or into the middle of a sequence of events, as in a literary narrative.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Into the midst of things or matters.
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- adverb In the
middle of astoryline . - adjective
Beginning in themiddle of itsstoryline : said of awork ofliterature or afilm . - noun
Narrative presented in medias res.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin in mediās rēs : in, into + mediās : accusative pl. feminine of medius, in the middle of + rēs, accusative pl. of rēs, thing.]
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From Latin in medias res.
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In the middle of a storyline; in the middle of things. (Wiktionary)
May 18, 2008