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• mid|dle|brow — «MIHD uhl BROW», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. a person who is somewhat interested in education and culture, and is therefore about midway between a highbrow and a lowbrow: »Griffith is a discontented middlebrow (Harper s). –adj. of or suitable… …   Useful english dictionary

• brow — brow; brow·beat·er; brow·den; brow·less; brow·man; brow·ster; high·brow·ism; low·brow·ism; mid·dle·brow·ism; zu·brow·ka; …   English syllables

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• mid — ag·a·mo·mer·mid; aphas·mid·ia; bro·mid·ic; bro·mid·i·om; bro·mid·ism; cal·lim·o·mid; ca·tos·to·mid; ce·to·mi·mid; chro·mid·i·al; chro·mid·i·um; cor·mid·i·um; des·mid; des·mid·i·a·ce·ae; des·mid·i·a·les; des·mid·i·ol·o·gy; di·ap·to·mid;… …   English syllables

• middlebrow — mid•dle•brow [[t]ˈmɪd lˌbraʊ[/t]] n. 1) inf a person of conventional tastes and interests; a moderately cultivated person 2) soc characteristic of or catering to middlebrows • Etymology: 1920–25 mid′dle•brow ism, n …   From formal English to slang

• midcult — ˈmidˌkəlt noun ( s) Etymology: middlebrow culture : the artistic and intellectual culture that is neither highbrow culture nor lowbrow culture : middlebrow culture * * * /mid kult /, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) the intellectual culture intermediate… …   Useful english dictionary

• midcult — /mid kult /, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) the intellectual culture intermediate between highbrow and lowbrow; middlebrow culture. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such culture. [1955 60, Amer.; mid(dle brow) cult(ure); see MASSCULT] * *… …   Universalium

• middlebrow — mid|dle|brow [ˈmıdlbrau] adj middlebrow books, television programmes etc are of fairly good quality but are not very difficult to understand →↑highbrow, lowbrow ↑lowbrow …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• middlebrow — mid|dle|brow [ mıdl,brau ] adjective middlebrow books, television programs, and other forms of entertainment are those that most people like and understand, and are less simple than lowbrow ones and more simple than highbrow ones a. used about… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• middlebrowism — mid·dle·brow·ism …   English syllables