NOUN | location | middle, center, centre, heart, eye | an area that is approximately central within some larger / larger region |
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cognition | middle | an intermediate part or section | |
body | middle, midriff, midsection | the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) | |
time | middle | time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period | |
ADJECTIVE | all | middle, in-between, mediate | being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series |
all | middle, center, halfway, midway | equally distant from the extremes / extremes | |
all | middle | of a stage / stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages | |
all | middle | between an earlier and a later period of time | |
VERB | contact | middle | put in the middle / middle |
Sounds | mih'dahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series. | |
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Example | "the middle point on a line" | |
Synonyms | in-between, mediate | |
Broader | intermediate | lying between two extremes / extremes in time or space or state |
Spanish | intermedio, medio |
Meaning | Equally distant from the extremes / extremes. | |
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Synonyms | center, halfway, midway | |
Broader | central | In or near a center or constituting a center |
Spanish | intermedio | |
Catalan | intermedi |
Meaning | Of a stage / stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages. | |
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Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
Opposite | early | Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature |
late | Of a later stage / stage in the development of a language or literature | |
Spanish | medio |
Meaning | Between an earlier and a later period of time. | |
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Attribute of | timing | The time when something happens |
Narrower | intervening | Occurring or falling between events or points in time |
mid | Used in combination to denote the middle | |
Opposite | early | At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time |
late | Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time | |
Spanish | medio |
Meaning | An intermediate part or section. | |
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Example | "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle | |
Broader | part, section, division | One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole |
Opposite | beginning | The first part or section of something |
end | A final / final part or section | |
Spanish | centro, medio | |
Catalan | mig | |
Verbs | middle | put in the middle / middle |
Meaning | The middle area of the human torso (usually in front). | |
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Synonyms | midriff, midsection | |
Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
Broader | area, region | A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve |
Spanish | vientre |
Meaning | Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period. | |
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Narrower | deep | The central and most intense or profound part |
Broader | point, point in time | An instant of time |
Opposite | beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset | The time at which something is supposed to begin |
end, ending | The point in time at which something ends | |
Spanish | medio | |
Catalan | mig |
Meaning | put in the middle / middle. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
Spanish | centrar | |
Nouns | middle | an intermediate part or section |
middle | an area that is approximately central within some larger / larger region |
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