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- noun The
middle of three paths. - noun An
intermediate course (of action, policy etc) between twoextremes ; acompromise . - noun The midpoint of a person's life;
middle age .
Etymologies
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From middle + way. Compare Dutch middelweg, German Mittelweg; compare also Latin via media.
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