midphrase

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adverb

In the middle of a phrase

OriginEnglish phrase ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbmidphrase (not comparable)
  1. not comparableoftenIn the middle of a phrase

    He reared his body up and down with emotion as he played, and often grunted midphrase.

    2007 June 2, Corey Kilgannon, “A Jazzman’s Farewell Album, All Heart and Soul”, in New York Times

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. Englishphrase
  12. Englishmidphrase

From mid- + phrase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

demisharp
Cite this entry
APA

midphrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midphrase

MLA

“midphrase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midphrase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midphrase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midphrase.

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