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mid·sec·tion

(mĭd′sĕk′shən)

A middle section, especially the midriff of the human body.

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midsection

(ˈmɪdˌsɛkʃən)

1. the middle of something

2. (Anatomy) the middle region of the human body; midriff

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mid•sec•tion

(ˈmɪdˌsɛk ʃən)

n.

1. the middle section or part of anything.

2. the solar plexus; midriff.

[1935–40]

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Noun

midsection - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"

midriff, middle

region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

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midsection

[ˈmɪdsekʃən] N → sección f de en medio

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mid·sec·tion

n. sección media.

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