midrace

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noun

The middle of a race

OriginEnglish race ← Middle English race ← Old Norse rás →
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Meanings

nounmidrace (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe middle of a race

    In the men’s 800 meters here, Nick Symmonds, another bright prospect, trailed by 10 meters in midrace.

    2007 February 26, Frank Litsky, “Webb Toys With Tactics and the Field in Winning the Mile”, 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. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
  12. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  13. Proto-West Germanic*rās
  14. Old Englishrǣs
  15. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  16. Old Norserás
  17. Middle Englishrace
  18. Englishrace
  19. Englishmidrace

From mid- + race.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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