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1. (n.) midriff
the middle portion of the human body, between the chest and the waist.
2. midriff
the part of a dress or bodice that covers this area.
3. midriff
a garment that exposes this area.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; OE midhrif=mid(d)mid1+hrif belly)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) middle, midriff, midsection
the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
"young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
2. (noun) diaphragm, midriff
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) midriff
see Diaphragm, n., 2
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Sense: the middle of the body just below the ribs.
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 Afrikaans: middelrib |
 Arabic: الحِجاب الحاجِز |
 Bulgarian: диафрагма |
 Brazilian: diafragma |
 Czech: bránice |
 German: das Zwerchfell |
 Danish: mellemgulv |
 Greek: διάφραγμα |
 Spanish: abdomen |
 Estonian: vahelihas |
 Farsi: مربوط به قسمت پایین سینه |
 Finnish: keskiruumis |
 French: diaphragme, estomac |
 Hebrew: סַרעֶפֶת |
 Hindi: प्राचीर |
 Croatian: ošit |
 Hungarian: rekeszizom |
 Indonesian: sekat rongga badan |
 Icelandic: miðhluti bols (milli brin |
 Italian: diaframma |
 Japanese: 胴体中部 |
 Korean: 상복부 |
 Lithuanian: diafragma, juosmuo |
 Latvian: diafragma |
 Malay: pinggang |
 Dutch: middenrif |
 Norwegian: mellomgulv |
 Polish: przepona, pas |
 Persian: مربوط به قسمت پایین سینه |
 Pashto: حجاب حاجز |
 Portuguese: diafragma |
 Romanian: diafragmă, abdomen |
 Russian: диафрагма |
 Slovak: bránica |
 Slovenian: prepona |
 Serbian: dijafragma |
 Swedish: mellangärde |
 Thai: กะบังลม |
 Turkish: orta beden, karın bölgesi |
 Taiwanese: 腹部 |
 Ukrainian: діафрагма |
 Urdu: سینے اور پیٹ کے درمیان کا |
 Vietnamese: cơ hoành |
 Chinese: 中腹部 |
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