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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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   What does middle mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! MIDDLE meaning: 1. the central point, position, or part: 2. waist: 3. in a central position: . Learn more.

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   What is middle noun?

   • Definition of middle noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary the middle [singular] the part of something that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides; a point or a period of time between the beginning and the end of something a lake with an island in the middle He was standing in the middle of the room.

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   Where does the word middel come from?

   • From Middle English middel, from Old English middel, middle (“middle, centre, waist”), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *midjō (“middle, midst”) (compare *midjaz (“mid, middle”, adjective) ), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between, in the middle, middle”).

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   What does mid DLE mean?

   • mid•dle (mid′ l), adj., n., v., -dled, -dling. central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio. intermediate or intervening: the middle distance. medium or average: a man of middle size. Linguistics (cap.) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and New or Modern: Middle English.

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   MIDDLE meaning: 1. the central point, position, or part: 2. waist: 3. in a central position: . Learn more.

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   the central part, position, or point in time: We used to live just outside Boston but now we live right (= exactly) in the middle. The letter should arrive by the middle of next week. Fewer examples. He stood motionless in the middle of the road.

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   6 days ago · The middle of something is the part of it that is farthest from its edges, ends, or outside surface. Howard stood in the middle of the room sipping a cup of coffee. They had a volleyball court in the middle of the courtyard.

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   noun. /ˈmɪdl/ the middle [singular] the part of something that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides; a point or a period of time between the beginning and the end of something a lake with an island in the middle He was standing in the middle of the room. The phone rang in the middle of the night.

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   Middle definition: equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central. See examples of MIDDLE used in a sentence.

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   Apr 15, 2024 · Noun [ edit] middle (plural middles) A centre, midpoint . The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle. The part between the beginning and the end. I woke up in the middle of the night. In the middle of the marathon, David collapsed from fatigue.

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   the point, part, time, etc., that is at the same distance from extremes, limits, or starting and ending points: [usually singular] in the middle of the pool. the central part of the human body, esp. the waist: He bent at the middle. Idioms. in the middle of, while doing something: I'm in the middle of an interview.