Meaning of 'middle'

adjective

equally distant from the extremes

Synonyms: halfway

adjective

between an earlier and a later period of time

Example: "in the middle years"

adjective

of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages

adjective

being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series

Synonyms: mediate

noun

the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

Synonyms: midriff midsection

noun

an intermediate part or section

Example: "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end- Aristotle"

noun

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

Synonyms: eye heart

noun

time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period

Example: "the middle of the war"

verb

put in the middle