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Definition of Middle
1. Adjective. Being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series. "The middle point on a line"
2. Verb. Put in the middle.
3. Noun. An area that is approximately central within some larger region. "They were in the eye of the storm"
Generic synonyms: Area, Country
Specialized synonyms: Center Stage, Centre Stage, Central City, City Center, City Centre, Storm Center, Storm Centre, Financial Center, Hub, Inner City, Medical Center, Midfield, Seat, Midstream
Specialized synonyms: City Of London, The City
Derivative terms: Central, Centric, Centrical
4. Adjective. Equally distant from the extremes.
5. Noun. An intermediate part or section. "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"
6. Adjective. Of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages. "Middle Gaelic"
7. Noun. The middle area of the human torso (usually in front). "Young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
Generic synonyms: Area, Region
Group relationships: Body, Torso, Trunk
8. Adjective. Between an earlier and a later period of time. "In his middle thirties"
9. Noun. Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period. "Rain during the middle of April"
Definition of Middle
1. a. Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station in life; flowers of middle summer; men of middle age.
2. n. 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 portion
Definition of Middle
1. Noun. A centre, midpoint ¹
2. Noun. The part between the beginning and the end. ¹
3. Noun. (cricket) the middle stump ¹
4. Noun. The central part of a human body. ¹
5. Adjective. Being in the '''middle''' or in-between; as middle point, middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages, middle weight, etc. ¹
6. Adjective. Central to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Middle
1. to place in the middle (the area or point equidistant from extremes or limits) [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Medical Definition of Middle
1. 1. Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station in life; flowers of middle summer; men of middle age. 2. Intermediate; intervening. "Will, seeking good, finds many middle ends." (Sir J. Davies) Middle is sometimes used in the formation of selfexplaining compounds; as, middle-sized, middle-witted. Middle Ages, the period of time intervening between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters. Hallam regards it as beginning with the sixth and ending with the fifteenth century. Middle class, in England, people who have an intermediate position between the aristocracy and the artisan class. It includes professional men, bankers, merchants, and small landed proprietors "The middle-class electorate of Great Britain." (M. Arnold) Middle distance. See Voice. Middle watch, the period from midnight to four A. M.; also, the men on watch during that time. Middle weight, a pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of medium weight, i. E, over 140 and not over 160 lbs, in distinction from those classed as light weights, heavy weights, etc. Origin: OE. Middel, AS. Middel; akin to D. Middel, OHG. Muttil, G. Mittel. See Mid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)