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< amicus curiae
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a·mid
(
-m
d
)
KEY
also
a·midst
(
-m
dst
)
KEY
PREPOSITION:
Surrounded by; in the middle of.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English :
a-
,
in
; see
a-
2
+
mid
,
middle
(from Old English
midde
,
middle
; see
medhyo-
in Indo-European roots)
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