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Middle ˈmɪdl Adjective Bre Pens Drawer She's Child
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middle |
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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 / - 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
- (to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions
Word Origin- Old English middel, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch middel and German Mittel.
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