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Midriff

//ˈmɪdɹɪf// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.

    "Near-synonym: midsection"

  2. 2
    (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration wordnet
  3. 3
    the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) wordnet

Etymology

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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