midgrade

midgrade

English

Alternative forms

  • mid-grade

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
English grade
English midgrade

    From mid- + grade.

    Adjective

    midgrade (not comparable)

    1. Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade
      • 2007 July 29, Norman Mayersohn, “A Lesson in European Economy”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        At the time I drove it, diesel fuel was selling for $2.99 a gallon in New Jersey, about a nickel less than midgrade gas and 30 cents cheaper than premium.

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