- middle name
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noun
Date: 1835
1. a name between one's first name and surname
2. a term that is particularly apt to denote a person's qualities or affinities <patience is her middle name>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
middle name
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middle name — noun (C) 1 the name that is between your first name and your family name 2 sth is sb s middle name informal used to say that someone has a lot of a particular personal quality: Generosity s her middle name … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
middle name — noun 1》 a person s name placed after the first name and before the surname. 2》 a quality for which a person is notable: optimism is my middle name … English new terms dictionary
