midroll

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adjective

In the middle of a roll of film.

OriginEnglish roll ← Middle English rollen ← Old French roeler →
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Meanings

adjectivemidroll (not comparable)

alternative mid-roll

  1. not comparableartsIn the middle of a roll of film.
nounmidroll (plural midrolls)

plural midrolls · alternative mid-roll

  1. InternetadvertisingAn advertisement that interrupts an online video, playing before the video resumes.

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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*Hreth₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*Hróth₂eh₂
  13. Proto-Italic*rotā
  14. Latinrota
  15. Latinrotula
  16. Latinrotulāre
  17. Old Frenchroeler
  18. Middle Englishrollen
  19. Englishroll
  20. Englishmidroll

From mid- + roll.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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