"middlemost" meaning in English

See middlemost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: middlest [alternative, childish, colloquial]
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  1. superlative form of middle: most middle; nearest to the exact middle; midmost. Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: middle (extra: most middle; nearest to the exact middle; midmost) Translations (nearest to the exact middle): среден (sreden) (Bulgarian), централен (centralen) (Bulgarian), middenst (Dutch), middelst (Dutch), midterst (Norwegian), mellersta (Swedish), mittersta (Swedish)
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