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MIDSECTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The middle area of the human torso (usually in front)

Example:

young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable

Synonyms:

middle; midriff; midsection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("midsection" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("midsection" is a part of...):

body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)

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