Middle — Defs

01 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 o…

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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.
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Intermediate; intervening.
“Will, seeking good, finds many middle ends.” — Sir J. Davies.

“The middle-class electorate of Great Britain.” — M. Arnold.

02 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 par…

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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
“In this, as in most questions of state, there is a middle.” — Burke.

Syn. See Midst.