midstage

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noun

An intermediate stage, between beginning and completion

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

nounmidstage (plural midstages)

plural midstages

  1. An intermediate stage, between beginning and completion
adjectivemidstage (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt or in an intermediate stage, between beginning and completion

    Results of a midstage clinical trial are expected to be presented this week […].

    2007 June 11, Andrew Pollack, “Antihistamine Shows Promise in Treating Alzheimer’s”, 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. Englishstage
  12. Englishmidstage

From mid- + stage.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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