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mid-key

mid-key adjective: using or relating to a level of lighting between low-key and high-key.

Adjective

mid-key (not comparable)

  1. Using or relating to a level of lighting between low-key and high-key.

Origin of mid-key

From mid- + key.

Questions about mid-key

What does mid-key mean?
Mid-key means using or relating to a level of lighting between low-key and high-key.
What part of speech is mid-key?
Mid-key is an adjective.

Words near mid-key in the dictionary

  1. mid-iron
  2. mid-irons
  3. mid-January
  4. mid-July
  5. mid-June
  6. mid-key
  7. mid-kiln
  8. Mid-Lent
  9. Mid-Lent Sunday
  10. mid-level
  11. Mid-Levels

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