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- noun obsolete A
middle way , especially between two extremes; an intermediatepath in space or time. - noun now historical Specifically, the middle part of the sea voyage by which
slaves were transported from Africa to America.
Etymologies
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middle + passage
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chained_bear commented on the word middle passage
See note on barracoon.
March 17, 2008