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‖ mezzo termine|ˈmɛddzo ˈtermine|
Pl. -i.
[It.: mezzo middle, termine term.]
A middle term, measure, or period.
1768H. Walpole Let. to G. Montagu 13 Aug., He only takes the title of altesse, an absurd mezzotermine, but acts King exceedingly. 1827Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. i, I have all my life hated those treacherous expedients called mezzo-termini. 1841C'tess Blessington Idler in France II. iv. 84 Oh, the misery of the mezzo termini in the journey of life, when time robs the eyes of their lustre [etc.]. |