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noun
an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
Nautical. a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides.
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Origin of middle ground
First recorded in 1775â85
Words nearby middle ground
middle finger, Middle Flemish, Middle French, middle game, Middle Greek, middle ground, middle guard, middlehand, Middle High German, middle-income, Middle Iranian
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British Dictionary definitions for middle ground
middle ground
noun
another term for middle distanceSee middle-distance (def. 2)
a position of compromise between two opposing views, parties, etc
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