medium

//ˈmiːdiəm//
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Visual representation of medium

Noun

mediumSingular
media/mediumsPlural
1

A means or channel through which something is communicated, expressed, or achieved.

Social media has become a powerful medium for sharing information.

2

The material or form used by an artist, composer, or writer.

Oil paint is her preferred medium for creating portraits.

3

A substance or environment in which organisms live or through which something passes or acts.

Bacteria grow well in a nutrient-rich medium.

4

A person claiming to communicate with spirits of the dead.

The medium claimed she could speak to my grandmother's spirit.

Adjective

mediumCanonical form
1

Of average or moderate size, amount, or degree; between extremes.

I ordered a medium coffee.

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