mid-worldn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪdwəːld/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˌwər(ə)ld/

Forms: see mid adj. and world n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., world n.

Etymology: < mid adj. + world n. Compare earlier middle world n.

†1. The inhabitants of this world, as distinct from the inhabitants of heaven and hell. Cf. middle earth n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [noun] > as centre of universe

middenerdeOE

middle-erdc1175

middle worldc1175

middle earthc1300

mids-worlda1325

mid-world?1536

centre1579

mid-earth1810

?1536 tr. Erasmus Serm. Chylde Jesus i. sig. A.v Who is of wyder imperye then he, whiche they in heuen magnifie, they in helle tremble at, this mydde worlde humbly worshyppeth [L. medius hic orbis supplex adorat]?

2. An intermediate world or realm.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > absence of definite stance > place

mid-world1844

indifference point1887

1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. ii. 69 The mid-world is best. Nature, as we know her, is no saint.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 3/2 The sombre desolation of the mid-world between the snows and the pastures.

1996 A. Theroux Secondary Colors 186 But does not the color purple in fact often describe an extra-real zone, a separate reality, a locus or midworld, so to speak, inhabited only by artists and dreamers and marginalists?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mid-world
释义	mid-worldn. Brit. /ˈmɪdwəːld/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˌwər(ə)ld/ Forms: see mid adj. and world n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., world n. Etymology: < mid adj. + world n. Compare earlier middle world n. †1. The inhabitants of this world, as distinct from the inhabitants of heaven and hell. Cf. middle earth n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > earth > [noun] > as centre of universe middenerdeOE middle-erdc1175 middle worldc1175 middle earthc1300 mids-worlda1325 mid-world?1536 centre1579 mid-earth1810 ?1536 tr. Erasmus Serm. Chylde Jesus i. sig. A.v Who is of wyder imperye then he, whiche they in heuen magnifie, they in helle tremble at, this mydde worlde humbly worshyppeth [L. medius hic orbis supplex adorat]? 2. An intermediate world or realm. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > absence of definite stance > place mid-world1844 indifference point1887 1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. ii. 69 The mid-world is best. Nature, as we know her, is no saint. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 3/2 The sombre desolation of the mid-world between the snows and the pastures. 1996 A. Theroux Secondary Colors 186 But does not the color purple in fact often describe an extra-real zone, a separate reality, a locus or midworld, so to speak, inhabited only by artists and dreamers and marginalists? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1536
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