noun
Meaning 1
The middle section of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
midsection
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/
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CMU ARPABET: M IH1 D S EH2 K SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: middle, midriff
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: area, region
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English section English midsection From mid- + section.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 中部 (zhōngbù) — middle section of something
- Finnish: keskiosa — middle section of something
- Tagalog: gitapyas — middle section of something