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MEDIUM

Definition:

[noun] a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
[noun] the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"
[noun] an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
[noun] (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
Synonyms: culture
[noun] an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
[noun] a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
[noun] (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
[noun] a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium"
[noun] someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums"
Synonyms: spiritualist
[noun] transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
Synonyms: mass
[noun] an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"
Synonyms: metier
[adjective] around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"
Synonyms: average, intermediate
[adjective] (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside