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• middling — /ˈmɪdlɪŋ / (say midling) adjective 1. medium in size, quality, grade, rank, etc.; moderately large, good, etc. 2. Colloquial in fairly good health. 3. Colloquial mediocre; second rate. –adverb 4. Colloquial moderately; fairly. –noun 5. ( …  

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