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middle voice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dle voice
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

anticausative

Synonyms

activo-passive middle mediopassive voice

Questions

What does middle voice mean?
A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.

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