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middleway

middleway is the alternative form 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.

Adverb

middleway (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) Midway; part of the way.

Forms of middleway

pluralmiddleways

Questions about middleway

What does middleway mean?
Middleway means midway; part of the way.
What is middleway the alternative form of?
Middleway is the alternative form of middle way.
What part of speech is middleway?
Middleway is an adverb.

Words near middleway in the dictionary

  1. Middletown Springs
  2. middleward
  3. middlewards
  4. middleware
  5. middlewares
  6. middleway
  7. middleways
  8. middleweight
  9. middleweight spaceship
  10. middleweight spaceships
  11. middleweights

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