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English adjective: middle | |||
| 1. | middle being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series | ||
| Samples | Adolescence is an awkward in-between age. In a mediate position. The middle point on a line. | ||
| Synonyms | in-between, mediate | ||
| Similar | intermediate | ||
| Antonyms | terminal | ||
| 2. | middle equally distant from the extremes | ||
| Synonyms | center, halfway, midway | ||
| Similar | central | ||
| Antonyms | peripheral | ||
| 3. | middle of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages | ||
| Samples | Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500. Middle Gaelic. | ||
| Domain category | linguistics | ||
| Antonyms | early, late | ||
| 4. | middle between an earlier and a later period of time | ||
| Samples | In the middle years. In his middle thirties. | ||
| Similar | intervening, mid | ||
| Attribute | timing | ||
| Antonyms | early, late | ||
English noun: middle | |||
| 1. | middle (location) an area that is approximately central within some larger region | ||
| Samples | It is in the center of town. They ran forward into the heart of the struggle. They were in the eye of the storm. | ||
| Synonyms | center, centre, eye, heart | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, country | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | center stage, central city, centre stage, city center, city centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, midstream, seat, storm center, storm centre | ||
| Instance hyponym | City of London, the City | ||
| 2. | middle (cognition) an intermediate part or section | ||
| Samples | A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | division, part, section | ||
| Antonyms | beginning, end | ||
| 3. | middle (body) the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) | ||
| Samples | Young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable. | ||
| Synonyms | midriff, midsection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, region | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 4. | middle (time) time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period | ||
| Samples | The middle of the war. Rain during the middle of April. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point, point in time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deep | ||
| Antonyms | commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, end, kickoff, start, ending, first | ||
English verb: middle | |||
| 1. | middle (contact) put in the middle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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