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middle*/*/*/
[ˈmɪd(ə)l] noun I
1) the middle
[singular] the part of something that is furthest from the sides, edges, or ends
Syn:
centre
a sheet with a blue stripe down the middle[/ex]
There was a large cat sitting in the middle of the road.[/ex]
2) the middle
[singular] the part that is between the beginning and the end of a period of time or an event
the middle of the 15th century[/ex]
He fell asleep in the middle of the film.[/ex]
3) [C] your waist and the part of your body around your waist
Ben was holding a towel around his middle.[/ex]
•
in the middle of (doing) sth — busy doing something[/ex]
He was in the middle of cooking dinner when I arrived.[/ex]
in the middle of nowhere — a long way from any town or city[/ex]
II
adj
middle */*/[ˈmɪd(ə)l]
1) nearest the centre
The map's in the middle drawer.[/ex]
middle-income families[/ex]
2) between the beginning and end of something
The middle section of the book deals with training a dog.[/ex]

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