middle
- adjective
- /ˈmɪdəl/
- The painting showcases a middle section that blends elements from both the early and late artistic styles.
- Middle English
So so that's that's your not early, but middle development.
- So so that's that's your not early, but middle development.
- I felt like it was like middle book syndrome for me.
Examples
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And in the middle of all this, you have a country.
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And then when middle school came, things got much worse.
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Bullying occurs at all grade levels, but middle schools appear to have especially high rates.
Academic text (2011) -
Teaching narrative text selections is an important part of the middle grades English curriculum.
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And so I've tried to steer a middle path between those two extremes.
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His middle period is characterized by a heroic tone, as in his opera, Fidelio, where a wife saves her imprisoned husband from murder at the hands of his enemy.
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In the middle of the story, the main character faces a significant challenge that tests their resolve.
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During the middle stage of development, children often experience rapid growth in their language skills.
Synonyms
In the middle between two other things, neither the start nor the end
In the middle of a month or year
Happening in the middle of a journey or project
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A person who is between two sides and cannot change what happens
- Informal
People say this jokingly about someone who often does dangerous things
Compounds
A region around the eastern Mediterranean including countries from Egypt and Turkey to Iran
A school for children between elementary and high school, usually grades 6 to 8
Having higher than average income, education, and social position among the middle class
Having a modest income and social position in the lower part of the middle class
- Offensive
A rude hand sign made by raising the finger in the middle to insult someone
- Specialized
A space filled with air behind the eardrum that contains three tiny bones that carry sound to the inner ear
- Specialized
A large artery in the brain that gives blood to much of the outer brain
A region in the east of the United States that includes states like New York and Virginia
- Specialized
A blood vessel inside the skull that carries blood to the coverings of the brain
- Specialized
The second part of the Old Stone Age when Neanderthals lived, until about 35,000 BC
- US
A region in the north-central United States that includes states like Ohio and Illinois
- Specialized
A vein deep in the side of the brain that drains blood toward the base of the brain
- Specialized
A viral illness that causes fever, cough, and breathing problems and often spreads from camels to people
A form of the Irish language used in speech and writing from about 1100 to 1500
- Specialized
An old form of Low German spoken in northern Germany and by the Hanseatic League between 1100 and 1500
A form of Greek spoken and written from about 600 to 1200 AD between Ancient and Modern Greek
An older form of German spoken in southern Germany and nearby areas from about 1100 to 1500
- Specialized
A tube near the temple that carries blood to a larger vein behind the jaw
- Specialized
A word or phrase that appears in both statements but not in the conclusion
- Specialized
Hearing loss caused by problems with the small bones in the middle ear
- Specialized
A neck vein that carries blood from the side of the thyroid gland into a large vein in the neck
- Specialized
The time on a ship from midnight to four in the morning when crew are on duty
- Specialized
A large vein along the Sylvian fissure on the side of the brain that drains into the cavernous sinus
How Early
Surface Forms
Morphology
middle = mid (transparent) = mid + dle
The temporal/period sense ('occurring between earlier and later stages') is a direct extension of 'mid' meaning 'between/central'.
Etymology
Middle in names like Middle English or Middle Dutch uses the root mid meaning 'between', so it marks a time or stage that is between an earlier and a later period.