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middle ground

mid·dle ground
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mid-l ground]
    • /ˈmɪd l graʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mid-l ground]
    • /ˈmɪd l graʊnd/

Definitions of middle ground words

  • noun middle ground an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint. 1
  • noun middle ground middle distance (def 1). 1
  • noun middle ground Nautical. a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides. 1
  • noun middle ground compromise 1
  • phrase middle ground The middle ground between two groups, ideas, or plans involves things which do not belong to either of these groups, ideas, or plans but have elements of each, often in a less extreme form. 0
  • noun middle ground another term for middle distance 0
See all 9 definitions of middle ground

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Origin of middle ground

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85

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Parts of speech for Middle ground

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Middle ground

middle ground popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

middle ground usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for middle ground

noun middle ground

  • center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
  • golden mean — the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
  • happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
  • centrism — (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
  • interface — a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
All 6 Synonyms of middle ground

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