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Middle ˈmɪdl Adjective Bre Pens Drawer She's Child

Word middle
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmɪdl / NAmE / ˈmɪdl /
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  • pens are kept in the middle drawer.
  • she's the middle child of three.
  • he was very successful in his middle forties.
  • a middle-sized room
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middle

(adjective)BrE / ˈmɪdl / NAmE / ˈmɪdl /
  1. in a position in the middle of an object, group of objects, people, etc.; between the beginning and the end of something
    • Pens are kept in the middle drawer.
    • She's the middle child of three.
    • He was very successful in his middle forties.
    • a middle-sized room
    • the middle-income groups in society
  2. (to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions
  3. Word Origin

    • Old English middel, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch middel and German Mittel.
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