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1 me·di·um

Pronounced:

/ˈmi:dijəm/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural me·di·ums or me·dia /ˈmi:dijə/Listen to audio

Meaning:

[count] 1 plural mediums : something that is sold in a medium size : something that is the middle size when compared with things that are larger and smaller I take a medium. These shirts are all mediums and I take a large. Make my French fries a medium.
2 plural usually media : a particular form or system of communication (such as newspapers, radio, or television) an effective advertising medium = an effective medium for advertisingsee also media
3 : the materials or methods used by an artist Her preferred medium is sculpture. The artist works in two media/mediums, pencil and watercolor.
4 : the thing by which or through which something is done Money is a medium [=means] of exchange. English is an important medium of international communication.
5 plural mediums : a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people She visited a medium to try to talk to her dead son.
6 formal : a surrounding condition or environment Ocean fish live in a medium of salt water.
happy medium
: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes They are looking for a happy medium: a house that is not too big but that has lots of storage space. The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.
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