"midsection" meaning in English

See midsection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/ Forms: midsections [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English section English midsection From mid- + section. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mid-|section|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English section English midsection [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*midjaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*midi", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "midd", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "mid", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mid", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mid-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "section", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "midsection", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="midsection"> From mid- + section. Head templates: {{en-noun}} midsection (plural midsections)
  1. The middle section of something. Translations (middle section of something): 中部 (zhōngbù) (Chinese Mandarin), keskiosa (Finnish), gitapyas (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-midsection-en-noun-pAdoHaeJ Disambiguation of 'middle section of something': 95 5
  2. (anatomy) The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist.
    Sense id: en-midsection-en-noun-h9HRNNvo Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with mid-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 8 92 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: midsectional

Inflected forms

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