Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midgrade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: midgrade
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Questions

What does midgrade mean?: Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade
Where does midgrade 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 grade English midgrade From mid- + grade.

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