middle way

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The midpoint of a person's life; middle age
An intermediate course (of action, policy etc) between two extremes; a compromise

Obama's choice, according to McChrystal, a former special forces commander, boils down to this: Escalate or evacuate, get on or get out; there is no middle way that does not invite calamity on a grand scale.

The middle of three paths
1. A policy or course of action which avoids extremes: there is no middle way between central planning and capitalism.2 (The Middle Way) the eightfold path of Buddhism between indulgence and asceticism
the middle way
{n} halfway
middle way

    Hyphenation

    mid·dle way

    Turkish pronunciation

    mîdıl wey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmədəl ˈwā/ /ˈmɪdəl ˈweɪ/

    Etymology

    () From middle + way. Compare Dutch middelweg, German Mittelweg; compare also Latin via media.
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