medium

medium
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. mean; surrounding; go-between, agent; agency, instrumentality, means; spiritualist, clairvoyant. See between, environment, mediocrity.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. commonplace, mediocre, ordinary, average; see common 1 .
n.
1. [A means]
Syn. mechanism, tool, factor; see means 1 .
2. [A means of expression]
Syn. symbol, sign, token, interpretation, exponent, manifestation, revelation, evidence, mark, statement, delineation; see also communication 1 , communications , speech 2 .
Common modes of expression include: speech, facial expression, gesture, signs, pantomime, music, drama, writing, painting, sculpture, radio, television.
3. [A supposed channel of supernatural knowledge]
Syn. oracle, seer, spiritualist; see fortuneteller , prophet .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. means vehicle, agency, mode, channel, way, instrument, mechanism.
2. atmosphere air, environment, element, climate, surroundings, setting.
3. clairvoyant psychic, telepathist, necromancer, seer, mindreader.
II
a.
mean, middle, midway, intermediate, median, average, moderate, par, standard, fair, ordinary, normal.
ANT.: extraordinary, extreme, unusual
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something, as a type, number, quantity, or degree, that represents a midpoint between extremes on a scale of valuation: average, mean3, median, norm, par. See USUAL. 2. A settlement of differences through mutual concession: accommodation, arrangement, compromise, give-and-take, settlement. Law: composition. See AGREE. 3. That by which something is accomplished or some end achieved: agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, intermediary, mean3 (used in plural), mechanism, organ. See MEANS. 4. Journalists and journalism in general. Used in plural (media): fourth estate, press. British: Fleet Street. See WORDS. 5. The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development: ambiance, atmosphere, climate, environment, milieu, mise en scene, surroundings, world. See BE, LIMITED, PLACE.

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