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   Mid·dle

   /ˈmid(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something: "she stood alone in the middle of the street"
   • ▪ the point at or around the center of a process or activity, period of time, etc.: "we were married in the middle of December" Similar centermeanmedianmid pointhalfway pointdead centerfocal pointfocushubnucleusmidsteyeheartcorekernelbosominteriordepthsthickbullseyeOpposite outsidecircumference
   • ▪ a person's waist or waist and stomach: informal "he had a towel around his middle" Similar midriffwaistwaistlinebellygutstomachpaunchpot bellybeer bellyinformal:tummytumpotbread basket
   • 2. the form or voice of a verb expressing reflexive or reciprocal action, or a passive sense for a transitive or intransitive verb.
   • 3. short for middle term

   adjective

   • 1. at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central: "the early and middle part of life" Similar centralmidmeanmediummedialmedianmidwayhalfwayequidistantmesial
   • ▪ (of a member of a group, series, or sequence) so placed as to have the same number of members on each side: "the woman was in her middle forties"
   • ▪ intermediate in rank, quality, or ability: "there is a dearth of talent at the middle level" Similar intermediateintermedialintermediaryinnerinside
   • ▪ (of a language) of the period between the old and modern forms: "Middle High German"
   • 2. denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, which expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
   • ▪ denoting a transitive or intransitive verb in English with a passive sense, e.g., cuts in this meat cuts well.

   Word Origin Old Englishmiddel, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch middel and German Mittel, also to mid1.

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