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middle-distance
middle distance
noun
1.
Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
2.
(in track) a race distance ranging from 400 meters or 440 yards to 1 mile.
Origin:
1805–15
1805–15
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| middle-distance | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | athletics relating to or denoting races of a length between the sprints and the distance events, esp the 800 metres and the 1500 metres |
| —n | |
| 2. | Also called: middle ground part of a painting, esp a landscape between the foreground and far distance |
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