Kilo Lingo

middle

/ˈmɪd.əl/

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Translation

The part of something that is the same distance from each side or end.

Word origin

From Old English middel, meaning the central point or part.

Origin
Old English
Root
middel

Grammar

Gender
Pluralmiddles

Examples

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Here "middle" means the part the same distance from each side.

.

Here "middle" means the part between the start and the end.

buns .

"Middles" is the plural of "middle".

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This word is part of lesson 20.