middle

adjective

• 1at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central:the early and middle part of life middle and eastern Europe
• (of a member of a group, series, or sequence) so placed as to have the same number of members on each side:the woman was in her middle forties
• intermediate in rank, quality, or ability:there is a dearth of talent at the middle level
• (of a language) of the period between the old and modern forms:Middle High German

• 2 Grammar denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, that expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
• denoting a transitive or intransitive verb in English with a passive sense, e.g., cuts in this meat cuts well.

noun

• 1 [usually in singular] the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something:she stood alone in the middle of the street
• the point at or around the center of a process or activity, period of time, etc.:we were married in the middle of December
• informal a person’s waist or waist and stomach:he had a towel around his middle

• 2 Grammar the form or voice of a verb expressing reflexive or reciprocal action, or a passive sense for a transitive or intransitive verb.

• 3short for middle term.