midblock

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adjective

Located in the middle of a city block

“a midblock crossing”

OriginEnglish block ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adjectivemidblock (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLocated in the middle of a city block

    a midblock crossing

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishblock
  12. Englishmidblock

From mid- + block.

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Cite this entry
APA

midblock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midblock

MLA

“midblock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midblock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midblock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midblock.

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