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I. A middle quality, degree, or condition: Grace looked for size medium, not small, when she went to the department store to buy a top for her skirt.
2. Any of the varieties of paintings or drawings as determined by the material or technique used: There is a medium that utilizes any raw material or mode of expression used in an artistic or creative activity.
3. The channels of mass communication; such as newspapers, radio, television, etc.: Reporters, journalists, etc., who work for organizations engaged in such communication, use various forms of mediums.
4 Any physical material; such as, tapes, disks, paper, etc. which is used for recording or reproducing data, images, or sound: Jack looked for the best storage medium he could find and was told that CD-Rs would be best for his purpose.
5. Someone who is believed to communicate with the spirits of the dead: Jane consulted a medium, or clairvoyant, because she was hoping to get in contact with her mother who passed away the year before.
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2. Any of the varieties of paintings or drawings as determined by the material or technique used: There is a medium that utilizes any raw material or mode of expression used in an artistic or creative activity.
3. The channels of mass communication; such as newspapers, radio, television, etc.: Reporters, journalists, etc., who work for organizations engaged in such communication, use various forms of mediums.
4 Any physical material; such as, tapes, disks, paper, etc. which is used for recording or reproducing data, images, or sound: Jack looked for the best storage medium he could find and was told that CD-Rs would be best for his purpose.
5. Someone who is believed to communicate with the spirits of the dead: Jane consulted a medium, or clairvoyant, because she was hoping to get in contact with her mother who passed away the year before.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group M
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medio-, medi-
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Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes: A medium is the mean or middle term of deductive reasoning, or a syllogism, in which the opposites or extremes are brought into a context with each other.
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Alchemy, an ancient science
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A substance used in radiography to enhance the visibility of structures within the body: Contrast media are X-ray dyes used to provide contrast; for example, between blood vessels and other tissues.
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