Middle-earth
name, noun
name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Middle Earth: (archaic) the Earth; (Norse mythology) Midgard. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Middle-earth: the setting of the Lord of the Rings mythos. alt-of, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 The main setting of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and other works.
- 2 Alternative spelling of Middle Earth. alt-of, alternative
- 3 Alternative form of Middle Earth: the Earth. alt-of, alternative
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of Middle-earth. alt-of
Example
More examples"In Grades 6 and 7 on Lulu Island, I adored Tolkien's fantasy books. When snowy winter came, the canals by the streets near my school were frozen into ice. I ventured to walk on the ice, and often it cracked under my running shoes. There was cold water underneath. I imagined that my exploration was like living in Tolkien's Middle-earth. I was like a Hobbit or an Elf."
Etymology
From Middle Earth, q.v.
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