medium

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(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.

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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.