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midriff

mid·riff

UK/ˈmɪdɹɪf/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

  • “young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable”
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2.

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Origin

From Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphragm”), from Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- + riff.

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