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Where does “midstride” come from?

midstride (English) comes from English stride, from Middle English stride, from Old English stride — a stride, pace.

midstride (English): In the middle of a stride

Definitions

  1. In the middle of a stride

Ancestry of “midstride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrideTo walk with long steps; To stand with the legs...
2Middle Englishstride—
3Old Englishstridea stride, pace
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