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Substantiivi

1. The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
2. (uncountable, especially clothing, food or drink) One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured.
3. The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
4. (countable, especially clothing, food or drink) An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
5. (countable, especially with respect to clothing) One who fits an item of that size.
6. A format for communicating or presenting information.
7. (countable, Ireland, dated, informal) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).
8. (microbiology) A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro.
9. (biology, horticulture, etc.) A substance, structure, or environment in which living organisms subsist, grow or are cultured.
10. A means, channel, agency or go-between through which communication, commerce, etc is conveyed or carried on, or by which an aim is achieved.
11. (engineering) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.
12. (countable, plural mediums or media) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.
13. (painting) A means of expression, in the arts, such as a material (oil, pastel, clay, etc) or method or style (expressionism, jazz, etc).
14. (countable, logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
15. (countable, plural mediums or (rare, nonstandard) media) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.
16. (countable) A middle place or degree.
17. (countable, dated) An average; sometimes the mathematical mean.
18. Anything of a middle rank or position.

Adverbi

1. To a medium extent.

Adjektiivi

1. (obsolete) Arithmetically average.
2. Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
3. Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.
4. (especially clothing, food or drink) That is medium (the manufactured size).