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middleweight definition

middle·weight (mid′'l wāt′)

noun

  1. one of average weight
  2. a boxer between a junior middleweight and a super middleweight, with a maximum weight of 160 pounds (72.58 kg)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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