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I'm incredibly boring; I had a very happy childhood. I never starved, nor did I have a silver spoon in my mouth. I'm one of those terribly middle-of-the-road, British middle class, South London gents.
Jude Law

Meaning of "middle-of-the-road" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD

middle-of-the-road play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Middle-Of-The-Road is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Middle of the road (music)

Middle of the road music is a commercial radio format which encompasses several styles. MOR music is broadly popular music; generally, it is strongly melodic and often features vocal harmony technique and orchestral arrangements. During the 1960s and the 1970s, the Beautiful music radio stations were "MOR radio", while its contemporary analogues are the Smooth Jazz and the Soft AC formats.

Definition of middle-of-the-road in the English dictionary

The definition of middle-of-the-road in the dictionary is not extreme, esp in political views; moderate. Other definition of middle-of-the-road is of, denoting, or relating to popular music having a wide general appeal.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD

middle youth
middle-age spread
middle-aged
middle-aged spread
middle-class
middle-distance
middle-distance race
middle-distance runner
middle-grade manager
middle-management
middle-of-the-roader
middle-sized
middlebreaker
middlebrow
middlebrowism
middlebuster
middleman
middlemen
middlemost
middler

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD

A road
abroad
approach road
B-road
broad
country road
crossroad
dirt road
high road
hit the road
knight of the road
main road
off-road
on the road
railroad
ring road
road
take the road
the end of the road
to take the high road

Synonyms and antonyms of middle-of-the-road in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «middle-of-the-road» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of middle-of-the-road

Translation of «middle-of-the-road» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD

Find out the translation of middle-of-the-road to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of middle-of-the-road from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «middle-of-the-road» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中间的最马路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio-de - la - carretera
570 millions of speakers

English

middle-of-the-road
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मध्यम सड़क की
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وسط من بين الطريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

среднего уровня в дороге
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meio -of-the -road
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাস্তা মাঝখানে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

milieu - de - la - route
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tengah jalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gemäßigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中間·道路の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중간 - 더 - 도로의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tengah-dalan-dalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chính giưa đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாலையின் நடுவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रस्त्याच्या मधोमध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yolun ortası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

middle - of-the -road
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

middle -of - the-road
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

середнього рівня в дорозі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de mijloc - de - the-road
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεσαία - of-the - road
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

middel-van - die-pad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

middle- of- the- road
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

middle-of -the -road
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of middle-of-the-road

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD»

The term «middle-of-the-road» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about middle-of-the-road

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6 QUOTES WITH «MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word middle-of-the-road.
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Patrick Fischler
I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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Robert Greenblatt
The shows you can do in cable are just more buzzworthy and are about subject matter that's more unusual or dark. And broadcast shows tend to be more mainstream or middle-of-the-road.
3
Andrew Heyward
There is a long-standing tradition in the mainstream press of middle-of-the-road journalism that is objective and fair. I would hate to see that fall victim to a panic about the Fox effect.
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Jude Law
I'm incredibly boring; I had a very happy childhood. I never starved, nor did I have a silver spoon in my mouth. I'm one of those terribly middle-of-the-road, British middle class, South London gents.
5
Anthony Lewis
I'm a pro-capitalist, middle-of-the-road, tepid centrist.
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Harold Wilson
I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD»

Discover the use of middle-of-the-road in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to middle-of-the-road and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes ...
He's also funny as hell, and in this book he focuses his sharp Texas wit, populist passion, and native smarts on America's political, economic, scientific, and media establishments.
Jim Hightower, 2010
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Journey in the Middle of the Road: One Woman's Path Through ...
This is a personal memoir of a midlife woman returning to school for her nursing degree. The academic return, however, is only the framework on which the real story rests.
Muriel Murch, Marge Columbus, 1996
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Will Shortz Presents Let's Play Sudoku: Middle of the Road
Features: · 100 all-new simple sudoku · Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor and "America's puzzlemaster" Will Shortz · Big grids with lots of space for easy solving
Will Shortz, Pzzl Com, 2007
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View from the Middle of the Road: U.S. in Us
View from the middle of the road-volume II U.S. in Us is a compilation of African American poetic voices.
Makal Ani, Toni Quest, Richard Ward, 2006
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View from the Middle of the Road: A Mediator's Perspective ...
A Mediator's Perspective on Life, Conflict, and Human Interaction Jan Frankel Schau. VIEW FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD A IVIEDIATOR'S PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE, CONFLICT AND HUMAN INTERACTION VIEW FROM THE MIDDLE ...
Jan Frankel Schau, 2013
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The London Gazette
... of the house called Gelli-dég aforesaid and extending thence northward and in a direct line for a distance of four chains and a half or thereubonts to a point in the middle of the road loading to Llansadwrn and extending thence northeastward ...
‎1896
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A Middle-of-the-road Peace Movement: Ethos and the Practical ...
Between the years of 1905 and 1917, the peace movement in the United States was dominated by an ideology known as Practical pacifism.
Aaron Michael Bruenger, 2009
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MUSIC SELLERS TO THE QUEEN
... thence along the middle of Balgay street till it joins the Lochee road; thence in an Easterly direction along the middle of said road to Union place; thence along the middle of the road at Union place in a North- Westerly direction till it joins the  ...
METHVEN SIMPSON & CO, 1885
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Orders in council ratifying schemes (and representatives) of ...
... and extending thence northward along the middle of such last-mentioned lane to the middle of the road known as the Alvechurch Highway, leading from the old Birmingham Road through Lydiate Ash, and extending thence northwestward ...
Privy council, 1859
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Reports from Committees
... and extending thence northward along the middle of such bridge to its northern extremity ; and continuing thence first northward and then northwestward along the middle of the road which passes round the eastern and northern sides of the  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1865

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term middle-of-the-road is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bullish easyJet flies past guidance
Wyn Ellis, an analyst at Numis Securities, maintains his middle-of-the-road profit guidance at £640.1 million. The shares trade on 14 times ... «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
2
Inverness assistant Brian Rice: I gave up easy life in Qatar to feel …
middle-of-the-road club and the expectation was only to play so it was very easy for me. “I wouldn't say I was bored but I need stimulating again. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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With 'Paper Towns', Jon Green Breathes New Life Into The Tired Old …
It's a cliché, sure, but Hollywood really doesn't make middle-of-the-road romantic comedy/dramas like they used to. Remember when ... «Junkee, Jul 15»
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Governor's proposal would burden working families
And we all agree that there is a reasonable, middle-of-the-road solution to the many pressing issues facing us. What we cannot do is fall into ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
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House lawmaker floats 'middle-of-the-road' budget proposal
Rep. Eugene DiGirolamo, R-Bucks, speaks to reporters during a Capitol press conference to float a middle-of-the-road proposal to end a ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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House lawmaker floats 'middle-of-the-road' plan amid budget fight …
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — A Pennsylvania House Republican with a record of taking on his party's leaders is proposing what he calls a ... «The Republic, Jul 15»

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