midword

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adverb

Within a word.

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Meanings

adverbmidword (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithin a word.

    Wengelin (2005) found that her sample of adult dyslexic writers were more likely to pause midword[…]

    2008, Charles A. MacArthur, Steve Graham, Jill Fitzgerald, Handbook of Writing Research, page 74

Origin

From mid- + word.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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