noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɪdlɪŋz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋz/
General-American:/ˈmɪd(ə)lɪŋz/
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noun
Meaning 1
Commodities that are of intermediate price, quality, or size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: business
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noun
Meaning 2
Partially refined ore or petroleum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: business
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noun
Meaning 3
Low-grade or coarse flour; coarse wheat mixed with bran.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: milling
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noun
Meaning 4
The part of a pig between the shoulder and the ham.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US, plural, plural-only
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 5
plural of middling
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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