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- Dictionarymiddle/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"
- 2. the form or voice of a verb expressing reflexive or reciprocal action.
adjective
- 1. at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central: "the early and middle part of life" Similar
- 2. denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, which expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
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"
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used to refer to a form of a particular language that existed between its earliest known stage and its present form: 14th-century Middle English.
Jul 14, 2012 · 1. : equally distant from the extremes : medial, central. the middle house in the row. 2. : being at neither extreme : intermediate. 3. capitalized. a. : constituting a division intermediate between those prior and later or upper and lower. Middle Paleozoic. b.
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.
middle denotes, literally or figuratively, the point or part equidistant from or intermediate between extremes or limits in space or in time: the middle of a road. center, a more precise word, is ordinarily applied to a point within circular, globular, or regular bodies, or wherever a similar exactness appears to exist: the center of the earth ...
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.
Define middle. middle synonyms, middle pronunciation, middle translation, English dictionary definition of middle. adj. 1. Equally distant from extremes or limits; central: the middle point on a line.
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.