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   middle

   /ˈmɪdl/

   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 centre of a period of time, activity, etc.: "we were married in the middle of December" Similar centremeanmedianmid pointhalfway pointdead centrefocal pointfocushubnucleusmidsteyeheartcorekernelbosominteriordepthsthickbullseyeOpposite outsidecircumference
   • ▪ a person's waist and stomach: informal "he had a towel round his middle" Similar midriffwaistwaistlinebellygutstomachpaunchpot bellybeer bellyinformal:tummytumpotbread basket
   • 2. the form or voice of a verb expressing reflexive or reciprocal action.
   • 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 or sequence) placed so 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 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 verb in English which does not have an equivalent passive, e.g. had in he had an idea.

   verb

   • 1. (in cricket, tennis, etc.) strike (the ball) with the middle of the bat, racket, or club: "every shot he took on, he middled"

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

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • Znaczenie Middle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     MIDDLE definicja: 1. the central point, position, or part:...

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     MIDDLE GROUND definition: 1. a position between two opposite...

   • Middle: Korean Translation

     MIDDLE translate: 중간, (시간) 중간, 중심. Learn more in the...

   • Middle: Arabic Translation

     MIDDLE translate: وَسَط, مُنْتَصَف, أَوْسَط. Learn more in...

   • Middle: Catalan Translation

     middle translate: centre, meitat, central, del mig. Learn...

   • Middle: Indonesian Translation

     MIDDLE translate: titik tengah, pinggang, tengah. Learn more...

   • Middle Spanish Translation

     MIDDLE translate: centro, cintura, medio, del medio, medio,...

   • Middle: Thai Translation

     middle translate: ตรงกลาง, เอว, ตรงกลาง. Learn more in the...

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   adjective. equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio. Synonyms: midway, medial, halfway, equidistant. Antonyms: extreme. intermediate or intervening: the middle distance. medium or average: a man of middle size.

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   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. in the middle a lake with an island in the middle. This chicken isn't cooked in the middle.

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   The middle of something is its center, or the point where the two ends are the same distance away. If you're in the middle of a 26.2 mile marathon, you've reached the halfway mark, and you've run 13.1 miles.