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amid
/əˈmɪd/
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What does amid mean?
preposition
- In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (archaic) Archaic form of amide.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈmɪd/
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To an eye above them their two faces would have appeared amid the expanse like two pearls on a table of ebony.
It is probable that he, also, was disentangling from amid the vague ideas of a poor man, ignorant of everything, something excessive.
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Then the harlequin rushed right into the arms of the policeman and fell on top of him, amid a roar of applause.
An individual in a crowd is a grain of sand amid other grains of sand, which the wind stirs up at will.
From the time of his return from Egypt, amid all the honours which were showered upon him, he had suffered many mortifications.