medium
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MEDIUM
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plural
mediums
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something that is sold in a medium size
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something that is the middle size when compared with things that are larger and smaller
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I take a medium.
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These shirts are all mediums and I take a large.
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Make my French fries a medium.
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plural usually
media
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a particular form or system of communication (such as newspapers, radio, or television)
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see also media
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an effective advertising medium = an effective medium for advertising
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the materials or methods used by an artist
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Her preferred medium is sculpture.
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The artist works in two media/mediums, pencil and watercolor.
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the thing by which or through which something is done
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Money is a medium [=means] of exchange.
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English is an important medium of international communication.
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plural
mediums
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a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people
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She visited a medium to try to talk to her dead son.
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formal
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a surrounding condition or environment
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Ocean fish live in a medium of salt water.
happy medium
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a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes
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They are looking for a happy medium: a house that is not too big but that has lots of storage space.
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The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.
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medium
/ˈmiːdijəm/
adjective
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medium
/ˈmiːdijəm/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MEDIUM
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in the middle of a range of possible sizes, amounts, etc.
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These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.
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a person of medium build/height/weight
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a medium blue [=a blue that is neither very light nor very dark]
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of meat
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cooked to a point that is between rare and well-done
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How would you like your steak, sir: rare, medium, or well-done?
◊ Meat that is medium rare is cooked to a point between rare and medium, while meat that is medium well is cooked to a point between medium and well-done.
— medium
adverb-
He likes his steak cooked medium.
