Mittel

From Middle High German mittel, from Old High German mittil (akin to Old Saxon middil), from Proto-Germanic *midlą, *midilą, *medalą (“middle”), *midil-. Compare Dutch middel, English middle. See also Mitte.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪtəl/, [ˈmɪtl̩]

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1. agent, appliance
2. means
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 31/2010, page 56:

     Die Aufgabe eines Verteidigers besteht darin, für seine Mandanten mit allen Mitteln des Rechtsstaats zu kämpfen.

     The duty of a defense lawyer consists of fighting for his clients with all constitutional means.

3. medicament, remedy

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4. (plural only) funds, capital
5. median
6. (uncountable, printing, dated) The middle of the 7 traditional sizes of German type, between Cicero and Tertia, standardized as 14 point and taken as roughly equivalent to "English" type.

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