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Noun
S:
(n)
medium
(a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
S:
(n)
medium
(the surrounding environment)
S:
(n)
medium
(an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication)
S:
(n)
culture medium
,
medium
((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms)
S:
(n)
medium
(a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter)
S:
(n)
medium
((biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed)
S:
(n)
medium
(an intervening substance through which something is achieved)
S:
(n)
medium
(a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position)
S:
(n)
medium
,
spiritualist
,
sensitive
(someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead)
S:
(n)
medium
,
mass medium
((usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public)
S:
(n)
metier
,
medium
(an occupation for which you are especially well suited)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
occupation
,
business
,
job
,
line of work
,
line
(the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
S:
(n)
activity
(any specific behavior)
S:
(n)
act
,
deed
,
human action
,
human activity
(something that people do or cause to happen)
S:
(n)
event
(something that happens at a given place and time)
S:
(n)
psychological feature
(a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
Adjective
S:
(adj)
average
,
intermediate
,
medium
(around the middle of a scale of evaluation)
similar to
antonym
S:
(adj)
medium
((meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside)