Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midsection

/ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: mid-sec-tion
IPA: /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle section of something.

noun

The midriff; the section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist.

Example Sentences

"That's the premise of the overload principle, and it must be applied, even to ab training, if you're going to develop a cut, ripped midsection."

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 section English midsection From mid- + section.

Inflected Forms

midsections (plural)

Derived Forms

midsectional

Synonyms

middle midriff

Questions

How do you pronounce midsection?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən/.
What does midsection mean?: The middle section of something.
Where does midsection come from?: 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 section English midsection From mid- + section.

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