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Definition of middle-aged adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

middle-aged

adjective
 
/ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd/
 
/ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd/
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  1. (of a person) neither young nor old
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    • prematurely
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  2. the middle aged
     noun [plural] people who are middle-aged
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  3. (disapproving) (of a person’s attitudes or behaviour) rather boring and old-fashioned
    • He has a very middle-aged attitude to life.
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