preposition (formal)
1 in the middle of or during sth, especially sth that causes excitement or fear:
He finished his speech amid tremendous applause. * The firm collapsed amid allegations of fraud.
2 surrounded by sth:
The hotel was in a beautiful position amid lemon groves.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for amid is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does amid appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — amid appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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