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middleway

adverb

Definition of middleway

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: midway, halfway

middle way

noun

Definition of middle way (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a course of action, mode of conduct, or policy for action or conduct between two extremes: such as
a usually capitalized M&W : middle path
b : a system of democratic economy between individualism and socialism
2 obsolete : the middle of one's way

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