midgrade en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English grade English midgrade From mid- + grade.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade
At the time I drove it, diesel fuel was selling for $2.99 a gallon in New Jersey, about a nickel less than midgrade gas and 30 cents cheaper than premium.
2007 July 29, Norman Mayersohn, “A Lesson in European Economy”, in New York Times:
Translations (1)
es de calidad media (Translations)