Definition of: middle

(mid′l) adjective
1. Occupying a position equally distant from the extremes; mean.
2. Occupying any intermediate position.
3. Gram. In Greek and Sanskrit, designating a voice of the verb which indicates action by the subject for his own sake. See VOICE.
—noun
1. The part or point equally distant from the extremities. ♦ Collateral adjective: median.
2. Something that is intermediate.
3. The middle voice. See synonyms under CENTER.
—v.t. ·dled, ·dling Naut. To fold or double in the middle. [OE middel]