amidst
Use Amidst in a sentence
preposition
amid.
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amid or amidst (əˈmɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —prep | |
| in the middle of; among | |
| [Old English on middan in the middle; see | |
| amidst or amidst | |
| —prep | |
| [Old English on middan in the middle; see | |
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Amidst
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
amidst
amid (q.v.) with adv. gen. -s and parasitic -t. Amidde became amyddes (13c.) and acquired a -t by 1560s, probably by association with superlatives in -st.
"There is a tendency to use amidst more distributively than amid, e.g. of things scattered about, or a thing moving, in the midst of others." [OED]
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Example sentences
Yet there has been one constant amidst those shifting tides.
Yet there has been one constant amidst those shifting tides.
He respect the demonstrators enough to avail himself for a talk amidst his tight schedule.
Tossed on the bottom of the cage amidst feces was chicken feed mainly consisting of corn.
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