"medium-brow" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} medium-brow
  1. (rare) Of medium sophistication or intellectual level; lying between highbrow and lowbrow; middlebrow. Tags: rare Synonyms: middlebrow
    Sense id: en-medium-brow-en-adj-1NRj3jeJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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