midgrade

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adjective

Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade

OriginEnglish grade ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adjectivemidgrade (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a medium grade; not premium or low-grade

    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.

    2007 July 29, Norman Mayersohn, “A Lesson in European Economy”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishgrade
  12. Englishmidgrade

From mid- + grade.

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Translations

Spanish de calidad media
  • de calidad mediaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

midgrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgrade

MLA

“midgrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgrade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midgrade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgrade.

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