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middle way

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The middle of three paths.
  2. An intermediate course (of action, policy etc) between two extremes; a compromise.
  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.

Equivalents

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Middle Welsh Middle West Middle White middle youth middle-age spread middle-aged

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