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n. - Someone who is moderately cultivated.

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  • According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word middlebrow first appeared in print in 1925, in
  • And I would argue that such a discipline, if eventually realized, would be anything but 'middlebrow'.
  • A "middlebrow" program "is really hard to pull off in this age," says industry analyst Andrew Tyndall.
  • In reality, "middlebrow" is a compliment, since it means a script pitched well above the contemporary average.
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