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1. Occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy

1. The social class between the lower and upper classes
   - bourgeoisie

Derived forms: middle classes

See also: bourgeois, conservative, lower-middle-class, materialistic, position, status, upper-middle-class

Type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum

Antonym: lower-class, upper-class

Encyclopedia: Middle class