Meanings
nounmidstory (uncountable)
- uncountableThe middle part of a story, neither the beginning nor the end.
The songs often start in midstory, packed with more detail than the mind can process.
2007 November 5, Kelefa Sanneh, “With a Torrent of Lyrics, Daring the Fans to Keep Up”, in New York Times
adverbmidstory (not comparable)
- not comparableIn the middle of a story; during a story.
If you interrupt him midstory, he absolutely loses it.
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Germanic*midjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*midi
- Old Englishmidd
- Middle Englishmid
- Englishmid
- Englishmid-
- Latinhistoria
- Old Frenchestoire
- Old Frenchestorie
- Middle Englishstorie
- Englishstory
- Englishmidstory
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Cite this entry
APA
midstory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midstory
MLA
“midstory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midstory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midstory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midstory.
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