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middle ways

middle ways is the plural of middle way.

Meaning of middle way

Noun

middle way (plural middle ways)

  1. The middle of three paths.
  2. An intermediate course (of action, policy etc) between two extremes; a compromise.
    • Obama's choice, according to McChrystal, a former special forces commander, boils down to this: Escalate or evacuate, get on or get out; there is no middle way that does not invite calamity on a grand scale.2009, Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, 21 Sep 09
    Synonyms:
    mean
  3. The teaching of the Buddha of neither living in great excess nor in great asceticism.
  4. The midpoint of a person's life; middle age.

Questions about middle ways

What is middle ways the plural of?
Middle ways is the plural of middle way.

Words near middle ways in the dictionary

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  2. middle watcher
  3. middle watches
  4. Middle Watut
  5. middle way
  6. middle ways
  7. Middle Welsh
  8. Middle West
  9. Middle White
  10. middle youth
  11. middle-ag'd

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