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Definitions for Middle

[1] equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
[2] intermediate or intervening: the middle distance.
[3] medium or average: a man of middle size.
[4] (initial capital letter ) (in the history of a language) intermediate between periods classified as Old and New or Modern: Middle English.
[5] Grammar . (in some languages) noting a voice of verb inflection in which the subject is represented as acting on or for itself, in contrast to the active voice in which the subject acts, and the passive voice in which the subject is acted upon, as in Greek, egrapsámēn “I wrote for myself,” égrapsa “I wrote,” egráphēn “I was written.”
[6] (often initial capital letter ) Stratigraphy . noting the division intermediate between the upper and lower divisions of a period, system, or the like: the Middle Devonian.
[7] the point, part, position, etc., equidistant from extremes or limits.
[8] the central part of the human body, especially the waist: He gave him a punch in the middle.
[9] something intermediate; mean.
[10] (in farming) the ground between two rows of plants.
[11] Chiefly Nautical . to fold in half.
[12] equally distant from the ends or periphery of something; central
[13] intermediate in status, situation, etc
[14] located between the early and late parts of a series, time sequence, etc
[15] not extreme, esp in size; medium
[16] (esp in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) denoting a voice of verbs expressing reciprocal or reflexive action Compare active (def. 5), passive (def. 5)
[17] (usually capital) (of a language) intermediate between the earliest and the modern forms Middle English
[18] an area or point equal in distance from the ends or periphery or in time between the early and late parts
[19] an intermediate part or section, such as the waist
[20] grammar the middle voice
[21] logic See middle term
[22] the ground between rows of growing plants
[23] a discursive article in a journal, placed between the leading articles and the book reviews
[24] cricket a position on the batting creases in alignment with the middle stumps on which a batsman may take guard
[25] to place in the middle
[26] nautical to fold in two
[27] football to return (the ball) from the wing to midfield
[28] cricket to hit (the ball) with the middle of the bat

Words related to Middle

intermediate, heart, midst, intervening, medium, center, average, median, mean, inside, mainstream, mezzo, core, waist, media, midpoint, deep, focus, marrow, thick

Words nearby Middle

middelburg, middelmannetjie, middelskot, midden, middie, middle, middle age, middle ages, middle america, middle american, middle artery of knee

Origin of Middle

before 900; Middle English, Old English middel; cognate with German mittel; akin to Old Norse methal among. See mid1

Word origin for Middle

Old English middel; compare Old Frisian middel, Dutch middel, German mittel

Synonyms for Middle

intermediate, average, center, inside, intervening, mainstream, mean, median, medium, mezzo, between, betwixt and between, centermost, equidistant, halfway, inner, medial, middle of the road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence