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a⋅midst

  [uh-midst]
–preposition
amid.
Use amidst in a Sentence
Origin:
1250–1300; ME amiddes; see amid, -s 1 ; for -t see against, amongst, etc.

a⋅mid

  [uh-mid]
–preposition
1. in the middle of; surrounded by; among: to stand weeping amid the ruins.
2. during; in or throughout the course of.
Also, amidst.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME amidde, OE amiddan, for on middan in (the) middle. See a- 1 , mid 1

Synonyms:
1. See among.
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a·mid   (ə-mĭd')   
prep.  Surrounded by; in the middle of.

[Middle English : a-, in; see a-2 + mid, middle (from Old English midde, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots).]
a·midst   (ə-mĭdst')   
prep.  Variant of amid.

[Middle English amiddes : amidde; see amid + -es, adverbial suffix; see -s3.]
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