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amid

/əˈmɪd/

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What does amid mean?

preposition

  1. In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (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.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
It is probable that he, also, was disentangling from amid the vague ideas of a poor man, ignorant of everything, something excessive.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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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.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe innocence of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #204
An individual in a crowd is a grain of sand amid other grains of sand, which the wind stirs up at will.
Gustave Le BonThe crowd : $b A study of the popular mindProject Gutenberg ebook #445
From the time of his return from Egypt, amid all the honours which were showered upon him, he had suffered many mortifications.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947