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midsized 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 size English -ed English sized English midsized From mid- + sized.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of medium size, not particularly large or small
    • “We are becoming a midsized company that is leaner, more agile and better able to execute our strategy,” James M. Cornelius, the chief executive of Bristol-Myers, said Tuesday in a call with investment analysts. 2009 January 28, Natasha Singer, “Bristol-Myers’s Reliance on Three Drugs Casts Doubt on Strategy”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2015:
    • Without the funding, she warned, small and midsized farmers could lose financial stability, local food infrastructure could unravel and underserved communities could struggle to access fresh food. 2025 March 30, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, “‘A huge blow’: USDA cuts threaten to throw Wisconsin’s local food supply into disarray”, in CNN:

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