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in⋅ter⋅me⋅di⋅ate
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[in-ter-mee-dee-it] 
tərˈmi
–adjective
–noun
| 1. | being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to an intermediate school. |
| 3. | Automotive. mid-size. |
| 4. | a person who acts between others; intermediary; mediator. |
| 5. | something intermediate, as a form or class. |
| 6. | Chemistry. a derivative of the initial material formed before the desired product of a chemical process. |
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Language Translation for : intermediate
| Spanish: | intermedio, | German: | Mittel-…, | Japanese: | 中間の |
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| in·ter·me·di·ate
(ĭn'tər-mē'dē-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj. Lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state: an aircraft having an intermediate range; an intermediate school. n.
intr.v. (-āt') in·ter·me·di·at·ed, in·ter·me·di·at·ing, in·ter·me·di·ates
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin intermediātus, from Late Latin intermedius : Latin inter-, inter- + Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.] in'ter·me'di·a·cy n., in'ter·me'di·ate·ly adv., in'ter·me'di·ate·ness n., in'ter·me'di·a'tion n., in'ter·me'di·a'tor n. |
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intermediate
1623, from M.L. intermediatus "lying between," from L. intermedius "that which is between," from inter- "between" + medius "in the middle." Intermediary (n.) "one who goes between others" is from 1791.
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| intermediate | |
adjective | |
| 1. | lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane" [ant: terminal] |
| 2. | around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" [syn: average] |
noun | |
| 1. | a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained |
verb | |
| 1. | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: intercede] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Intermediate
In`ter*me"di*ate\, a. [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. interm['e]diat.] Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors. Intermediate state (Theol.), the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body. Intermediate terms (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means. Intermediate tie. (Arch.) Same as Intertie.
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