Middle

  • 1Middle — Mid dle (m[i^]d d l), a. [OE. middel, AS. middel; akin to D. middel, OHG. muttil, G. mittel. [root]271. See {Mid}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle… …

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  • 2Middle — may refer to: Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Geography in fiction …

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  • 3Middle — Mid dle, n. [AS. middel. See {Middle}, a.] The point or part equally distant from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line, a surface, or a solid; an intervening point or part in space, time, or order of series; the midst; central… …

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  • 4middle C — n [U] the musical note C, which is the middle note on a piano …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5middle — I adjective average, axial, centermost, central, centric, centroidal, equidistant, halfway, interjacent, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediate, mediocre, medium, mid, midmost, midway, pivotal II noun average, axis, center,… …

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  • 6middle — n *center, midst, core, hub, focus, nucleus, heart …

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  • 7middle — mid|dle1 W2S1 [ˈmıdl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(centre part)¦ 2¦(time/event)¦ 3¦(scale/range)¦ 4¦(body)¦ 5 be in the middle of (doing) something 6 in the middle of something 7 in the middle of nowhere 8 divide/split something down the middle ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

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  • 8middle — mid|dle1 [ mıdl ] noun *** 1. ) the middle singular the part of something that is farthest from the sides, edges, or ends: CENTER: in the middle (of something): There was a cat sitting in the middle of the road. in the middle: The cake was still… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9middle */*/*/ — I UK [ˈmɪd(ə)l] / US noun Word forms middle : singular middle plural middles 1) a) the middle the part of something that is furthest from the sides, edges, or ends middle of, in the middle (of something): There was a large cat sitting in the… …

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  • 10middle — [[t]mɪ̱d(ə)l[/t]] ♦ middles 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing, oft N of n The middle of something is the part of it that is furthest from its edges, ends, or outside surface. the middle of nowhere → see nowhere Howard stood in the middle of the room… …

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