"真っ最中" meaning in Japanese

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        "3": "最中",
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        "tr1": "ma'-",
        "tr2": "saichū"
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      "expansion": "真っ (ma'-, “truly”) + 最中 (saichū, “in the middle of”)",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "真っ (ma'-, “truly”) + 最中 (saichū, “in the middle of”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "真っ最中",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "真",
          "ま"
        ],
        [
          "最",
          "さい"
        ],
        [
          "中",
          "ちゅう"
        ]
      ],
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      "form": "massaichū",
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      ]
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      "args": {
        "1": "まっさいちゅう"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
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          "english": "the climax of a speech",
          "roman": "enzetsu no massaichū",
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              "演説",
              "えんぜつ"
            ],
            [
              "真",
              "ま"
            ],
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              "最中",
              "さいちゅう"
            ]
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        }
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        "midst; middle of"
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        [
          "midst",
          "midst"
        ],
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          "middle",
          "middle"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "真っ盛り"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "other": "まっさいちゅう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ma̠sːa̠it͡ɕɨᵝː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "真っ最中"
}

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "真っ (ma'-, “truly”) + 最中 (saichū, “in the middle of”)",
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      "ruby": [
        [
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          "ま"
        ],
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          "最",
          "さい"
        ],
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          "中",
          "ちゅう"
        ]
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      "args": {
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      },
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  ],
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            [
              "真",
              "ま"
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              "最中",
              "さいちゅう"
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        }
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          "midst",
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        }
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    {
      "other": "まっさいちゅう"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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