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1.Mean, medial, halfway, between the extremes.2.Intermediate, intervening.II. n.1.Midst, centre, central part.2.Mean, something intermediate.
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Middle — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Middle — may refer to: Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Geography in fiction … Wikipedia
Middle — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
middle — 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,… … Law dictionary
middle — /mid l/, adj., n., v., middled, middling. adj. 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… … Universalium
Middle 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… … Wikipedia
middle — 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 … Wiktionary
middle — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
middle — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Middle 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… … Wikipedia
Middle — Recorded as Middle, Middell, Midell, Middler and possibly others, this is almost certainly a residential name. It is English, deriving from the pre 7th century word middel and meaning either a place between two other villages, or a person… … Surnames reference
