Middle

  • 21middle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Central location Nouns 1. middle, midst, mean, medium, middle term, midpoint; center, core, hub, kernel; umbilicus; halfway house; nave, navel, nucleus; heart, axis, bull s eye; marrow, pith;… …

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  • 22middle — {{11}}middle (adj.) O.E. middel, from W.Gmc. *middila (Cf. O.Fris. middel, O.S. middil, M.L.G., Du. middel, O.H.G. mittil, Ger. mittel), from P.Gmc. *medjaz (see MID (Cf. mid)). Middle name attested from 1815; as one s outstanding characteristic …

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  • 23Middle — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Middle >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 middle middle midst mediety| mean &c. 29 Sgm: N 1 medium medium middle term Sgm: N 1 center center &c. 222 mid course &c. 628 …

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  • 24Middle 8 — In Music theory, middle 8 refers to the section of a song which has a significantly different melody than the rest of the song. Such sections often consist of new chords, but also frequently just alternate between two chords. It is called a… …

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  • 25middle — 1. noun /ˈmɪdəl/ a) A centre, midpoint The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle. b) The part between the beginning and the end. Syn: centre, center …

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  • 26middle — Synonyms and related words: active, active voice, amidships, arbitrational, arbitrative, average, axial, axis, balance, bisect, center, center of action, center of gravity, center on, center round, centermost, central, centralize, centralized,… …

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  • 27middle — mid•dle [[t]ˈmɪd l[/t]] adj. 1) equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle part of a room[/ex] 2) intermediate or intervening: the middle distance[/ex] 3) medium or average: a man of middle size[/ex] 4) ling. (cap.)… …

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  • 28middle — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English middel, from Old English; akin to Old English midde Date: before 12th century 1. equally distant from the extremes ; medial, central < the middle house in the row > 2. being at neither extreme ; intermediate …

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  • 29Middle C — In Western music, the expression Middle C refers to the note C located exactly between the two staves of the grand staff. This note resonates at a frequency of 261.626 hertz, and is near the top of the bass vocal range and near the bottom of the&#8230; …

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  • 30middle — n. at, in the middle (at the middle of the last century; in the middle of the room) * * * [mɪdl] in the middle (at the middleof the last century; in the middle of the room) at …

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