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middle
noun
the
central
part
,
point
,
or
position
of
something
,
the
same
distance
away
from
all
edges
or
ends
•
The
boat
stopped
in
the
middle
of
the
lake
.
The
boat
stopped
in
the
middle
of
the
lake
.
•
Please
sign
your
name
on
the
line
in
the
middle
of
the
page
.
Please
sign
your
name
on
the
line
in
the
middle
of
the
page
.
Old
English
middel
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*midjilaz
,
related
to
mid
.
adjective
located
in
the
center
between
two
points
or
edges
•
She
sat
in
the
middle
seat
of
the
row
.
She
sat
in
the
middle
seat
of
the
row
.
•
Their
house
is
the
middle
one
on
the
street
.
Their
house
is
the
middle
one
on
the
street
.
noun
the
area
around
a
person
’
s
waist
or
stomach
•
He
tied
the
belt
tightly
around
his
middle
.
He
tied
the
belt
tightly
around
his
middle
.
•
After
the
holidays
,
I
noticed
my
middle
looked
a
bit
larger
.
After
the
holidays
,
I
noticed
my
middle
looked
a
bit
larger
.
adverb
in
or
toward
the
center
•
Place
the
picture
frame
middle
on
the
shelf
.
Place
the
picture
frame
middle
on
the
shelf
.
•
The
singer
stood
middle
on
the
stage
under
the
spotlight
.
The
singer
stood
middle
on
the
stage
under
the
spotlight
.
middleware
noun
Computer
software
that
connects
an
operating
system
with
other
software
or
connects
different
software
applications
to
each
other
.
•
The
developer
added
middleware
to
link
the
database
and
the
web
app
.
The
developer
added
middleware
to
link
the
database
and
the
web
app
.
•
Middleware
makes
it
easier
for
apps
to
talk
to
each
other
over
the
network
.
Middleware
makes
it
easier
for
apps
to
talk
to
each
other
over
the
network
.
Formed
in
the
1980s
by
combining
'middle'
(
intermediate
layer
)
and
'ware'
(
as
in
software
),
to
describe
this
bridging
technology
.
middleman
noun
-
middleman
,
middlemen
a
person
or
company
that
buys
goods
from
producers
and
sells
them
to
retailers
or
consumers
.
•
Farmers
sold
their
crops
to
a
middleman
who
supplied
the
local
stores
.
Farmers
sold
their
crops
to
a
middleman
who
supplied
the
local
stores
.
•
The
online
store
cut out the middleman
by
selling
directly
to
customers
.
The
online
store
cut out the middleman
by
selling
directly
to
customers
.
Late
18th
century
:
from
'middle'
+
'man'
.
Originally
used
for
a
trader
occupying
the
middle
position
in
a
chain
of
supply
.
