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medium

/ˈmidiəm/MEE-dee-uhm
/ˈmidiəm/MEE-dee-uhm

Meaningthe middle

Common meaning: a middle state

Other meanings: a means of passing something on

Journey through time

  1. Latinmedius‘middle’
  2. Englishmedium‘a middle state’ · today

medi also in: mediamediatemedievalmediocreimmediate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin medius ‘middle’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry medius, p. 1122 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

immediateintermediatemediamediatemedievalmediocre

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