(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.

the period of life between youth and old age; midlife

of, or relating to middle age; neither old nor young

(idiomatic) A very remote place; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.

(idiomatic) Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically. / (music, derogatory) Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.

A game where one group has to keep an object, normally a ball, within their group and away from another group or individual. / (by extension) Keeping something between one's own group, away from others.

(historical) Egypt from the time of its reunification under Mentuhotep II in the 11th Dynasty (ending the First Intermediate Period) to its disintegration during the 13th Dynasty and the beginning of the Second Intermediate Period.

(idiomatic) A compromise position between extremes. / (art, photography) The middle distance.

(literary) China.

A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.