† mezzo terminen.

Inflections: Plural mezzo termini.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzotermine.

Etymology: < Italian mezzotermine (1539 denoting the middle term of a syllogism) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + termine term n. Compare French mezzo-termine (1689).In plural form in -i after the Italian plural form mezzitermini. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation (me·dzo te·rmine) /ˈmɛdzo ˈtɛrmɪne/.

Obsolete.

A middle term or period; (also) a half measure, a compromise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > condition of being mean or average > [noun] > mean > middle period

mezzo termine1768

1768 H. Walpole Let. 13 Aug. in Corr. (1941) X. 265 He only takes the title of Altesse, an absurd mezzotermine, but acts King exceedingly.

1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. i I have all my life hated those treacherous expedients called mezzo-termini.

1841 Countess of 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.].

1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House II. xxv. 226 In writing up the mezzo termine of our lives, I have been living it over again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mezzo termine
释义	† mezzo terminen. Inflections: Plural mezzo termini. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian mezzotermine. Etymology: < Italian mezzotermine (1539 denoting the middle term of a syllogism) < mezzo middle, half (see mezzo adv.) + termine term n. Compare French mezzo-termine (1689).In plural form in -i after the Italian plural form mezzitermini. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation (me·dzo te·rmine) /ˈmɛdzo ˈtɛrmɪne/. Obsolete. A middle term or period; (also) a half measure, a compromise. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > condition of being mean or average > [noun] > mean > middle period mezzo termine1768 1768 H. Walpole Let. 13 Aug. in Corr. (1941) X. 265 He only takes the title of Altesse, an absurd mezzotermine, but acts King exceedingly. 1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. i I have all my life hated those treacherous expedients called mezzo-termini. 1841 Countess of 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.]. 1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House II. xxv. 226 In writing up the mezzo termine of our lives, I have been living it over again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1768
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