SINCE 1828
middleway
adverbmiddle way
nounDefinition 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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